Genomics Resources
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(biobanks, birth defects, blogs, books)Biobanks
Selected biobanks in the United States and globally.
- DNA Biobanking, Mayo Clinic (USA)
- Japan Biobank Project
- Michigan BioTrust for Health (USA)
- Personalized Medicine Research Project, Marshfield Clinic (USA)
- Promoting Harmonization of Epidemiological Biobanks in Europe (PHOEBE)
- Public Population Project in Genomics (P3G) Consortium
- The Singapore Tissue Network
- The Swedish National Biobank Program
- UK Biobank project
- Utah Population Database (USA)
Birth Defects
- Genetic Alliance
- March of Dimes
- National Center for Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, CDC
- Newborn Screening, Division of Laboratory Sciences, CDC
Blogs, chat & discussion forums
- Blogs about: Genetic
- Eye on DNA
- Exploring My Genes, Intermountain Healthcare Clinical Genetics Institute
- Genetic Testing Expert Blog, Mayo Clinic
- Genetics & Health
- The Minnesota Gene Pool
- Personal Genome Weblog
- Think Gene
Books
Selected books and chapters related to genomics and public health that are available free online.
- Cancer and the Environment: Gene Environment Interactions (2002)
- Genetics and Public Health in the 21st Century: Using Genetic Information to Improve Health and Prevent Disease (2000)
- Genes and Disease
- Human Genome Epidemiology: A Scientific Foundation for Using Genetic Information to Improve Health and Prevent Disease (2004)
- Implications of Genomics for Public Health: Workshop Summary (2005)
- Understanding Genetics: A Guide for Patients and Professionals
- What's a Genome?
Book chapters:
- Integrating Genomics into Public Health Policy and Practice (2002)
- Genetic Epidemiology (1997)
- Epidemiology
Contact Us:
- CDC-INFO Contact Center
Phone: 800-232-4636 (800-CDC-INFO)
Hearing Impaired: 888-232-6348 - cdcinfo@cdc.gov
- Additional information for Public Health Genomics is available on our contact page.
