About Genetics Home Reference – National Institutes of Health

Genetics Home Reference is the National Library of Medicine's web site for consumer information about genetic conditions and the genes or chromosomes related to those conditions.

Genetics Home Reference is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine, part of the National Institutes of Health, an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services.

There is no advertising on this site, nor does Genetics Home Reference endorse any company or product.

Genetics Home Reference is developed by a Staff comprising genetics and public health professionals and computer and information scientists. Expert Reviewers perform a comprehensive review of each condition, gene, gene family, and chromosome summary before it is posted to Genetics Home Reference, and with each substantial revision thereafter. Genetics Home Reference also engages patient support and advocacy groups to provide feedback on website content. The date of the last comprehensive review is noted in each summary.

Genetics Home Reference extracts some gene information automatically from online scientific databases. This information is clearly marked, and it is not further reviewed before being posted to the Genetics Home Reference website.

Genetics Home Reference provides access to information from the National Library of Medicine, the National Institutes of Health, and other U.S. Government agencies.

To complement U.S. Government sources, Genetics Home Reference links to selected nonfederal web sites, consistent with Selection Criteria for Web Links. The links do not constitute an endorsement. We are not responsible for the content of those web sites.

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Before seeking medical or health information on the web, consumers may review the MedlinePlus topic on Evaluating Health Information.

Several Learning Activities are available to help you explore the web site and find out about human genetics.

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About Genetics Home Reference - National Institutes of Health