How My Son With a #RareDisease Teaches Me There Is No 'Normal' https://t.co/2MdKqDj79u "We are not striving to be 'normal.' We aren’t even striving to be different. We are simply striving to be ourselves." via @TheMightySite
Join our fantastic team! The CAUSES team have successfully leveraged a $4.2M 4-year #geneticcounselling project called GenCOUNSEL and we are looking for a Project Manager! Closing date Feb 27, 2018 https://t.co/xBzT2iZ7Kz
Read a review article on the emerging use of genomics in the diagnosis of rare disease in children. Via @NatureRevGenet. #RareDiseaseDay https://t.co/BTBPlraCOY
In these short films, participants in the 100,000 Genomes Project share their stories and tell us what they hope taking part will mean for their family, and patients like them in the future: https://t.co/kfiQ3hJKPO
Thank you @cbcwhitecoat for raising public awareness and a better understanding what happens when youth with #disabilities or chronic health conditions transition to adulthood. They &their families have to navigate #transition in multiple systems, incl. #Health#Education#social https://t.co/sE8wTd36B2
Interesting discussion on CBC's The Current... Health and the genome puzzle: Mapping DNA has gotten cheaper, but do we know how to use the data? https://t.co/f0IZglPMwz
"Right now, whole genome testing is most useful for helping unravel the mystery for parents of children with rare disorders; it can provide an answer about the cause, but not necessarily result in better treatment." https://t.co/A12R9sjiAP
@CharMillington ...But what is parenting unless "taking advice from someone more messed up than you"?? Maybe we need different categories... like "wisdom" and "crap advice". I know what I teach my kids! They know it too (maybe differently).
Six of the 15 winning teams in the @GenomeCanada competition are led or co-led by researchers at @BCCHresearch ... 40% of the projects! I am incredibly proud of our community’s achievement.
“For patients with rare unexplained disorders, genome-wide sequencing can provide much-needed answers but it can also raise a lot of questions. GenCOUNSEL will increase access to #genetic#counselling for all Canadians who need it.”– Dr. Alison M. Elliott https://t.co/4Z0Scjiwdb
Check out @genome_gov's new toolkit for healthcare professionals. It lists NSGC as an expert resource in genomics: https://t.co/N1ekHju6kL https://t.co/iHGsFsJPAO