title: 'Genetics home reference': helping patients understand the role of genetics in health and disease.
abstract: The surge of information generated by the Human Genome Project has left many health professionals and their patients struggling to understand the role of genetics in health and disease. To aid the lay public and health professionals, the US National Library of Medicine developed an online resource called 'Genetics Home Reference' (GHR), located at http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/. Launched in April 2003, GHR's goal is to help the public interpret the health implications of the Human Genome Project. It bridges the clinical questions of consumers and the rich technical data emerging from the sequenced human genome. The GHR web site is designed for easy navigation among summaries for genetic conditions and the related gene(s) and chromosome(s). This design strategy enhances the user's appreciation of how genes, chromosomes, and conditions are interrelated.
authors.affiliation: National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD20894, USA. fomous@nlm.nih.gov
authors.forename: Cathy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fomous
authors.forename: Joyce A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: Alexa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: McCray
mesh_terms: D030342:Genetic Diseases, Inborn / Q000523:psychology*; D005826:Genetics, Medical / Q000193:education*; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D016045:Human Genome Project / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009317:National Library of Medicine (U.S.) / Q000458:organization & administration; D009862:Online Systems; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D013664:Teaching Materials; D014481:United States