The
Center for Acadiana Genetics and
Hereditary Health Care has gathered
the geneticists, researchers, educators,
and counselors who are the most
knowledgeable about genetics and
Louisiana peoples, and together
we have created this informational
resource called Genetics and
Louisiana Families for the
educational benefit of both patient
and healthcare provider. Most of
the contributors to Genetics
and Louisiana Families are
Louisiana residents and practitioners,
and others have either trained or
have conducted research here among
the families of Louisiana.
In this section of Genetics and Louisiana Families, we provide the reader with a perspective of medical genetics in Louisiana. From 1960's fieldwork among families in distant villages to gene discovery in the year 2000, the forty-year effort in Louisiana genetics has been a substantial contribution to the understanding and treatment of genetic problems worldwide. Credit and appreciation for this success is largely due to the selfless families of Acadiana, from which the educational information in Genetics and Louisiana Families ultimately derives.
Louisiana
Founders of Medical Genetics
- Theodore F. Thurmon, M.D.
The
Louisiana Genetic Diseases Program:
History and Organizational Structure
- Charlie Myers, MSW
Is
It Genetic? Individuals Who Should
Be Referred to Genetics Clinics
- Charlie Myers, MSW
FAQs:
Frequently Asked Questions About
Genetics In Louisiana
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