January is National Blood Donor Month! Awareness of blood donation is extra important this year as the United States and countries around the world are currently facing historic blood shortages…. CONTINUE
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New Research to be Presented at AAAAI 2022 on Hereditary Angioedema
ThinkGenetic is proud to announce a recent collaborative research project will be presented at the 2022 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) annual meeting this February 25-29th in… CONTINUE
‘Tis the Season of Giving- Tips for Sharing your Health History with Family Members
We at ThinkGenetic hope that you and yours have had a wonderful holiday season! We’d like to take the time to remind everyone that while you may be rushing to… CONTINUE
Taking a Closer Look at Advocacy – The TSC Alliance®: Hope No Matter How Complex
ThinkGenetic is honored to partner with many incredible organizations, each with their own stories, struggles and triumphs. This month, we are taking a moment to highlight the work and rebranding… CONTINUE
New Study Results: Severity scoring system to identify patient risk for genetic conditions #NSGC21
Development and implementation of an automated severity scoring system to identify patients at possible increased risk for specific genetic conditions NSGC 2021 Poster UM353 Authors: Dawn Laney, MS, CGC 1,2… CONTINUE
Familial Hypercholesterolemia – Are you hiding in plain sight?
September is National Cholesterol Education Month! We’d like to take this time to highlight a common genetic disorder that is highly underdiagnosed – Familial Hypercholesterolemia. What is Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH)?… CONTINUE
ThinkGenetic Goes Virtual for NSGC – Presenting Research Results at Annual Education Conference
This year the NSGC will again be hosting it’s annual educational event virtually. This doesn’t mean we cannot still join together to discuss all things genetic! NSGC has partnered with… CONTINUE
Rare Chromosome Disorder Awareness Day Book Spotlight: “Raising the Goddess of Spring” by Stephanie Rese
by Jessica Dronen, MS, CGC, Genetic Diseases Research and Information Specialist Today is Rare Chromosome Disorder Awareness Day! In honor of that we have a special edition of ThinkGenetic’s book… CONTINUE
June book spotlight: “Run to the Light” by Laura King Edwards
by Jessica Dronen, MS, CGC, Genetic Diseases Research and Information Specialist Welcome to ThinkGenetic’s June genetic book spotlight! In this series we combine a review of one or more books… CONTINUE
May Book Spotlight: “Salt in My Soul: An Unfinished Life” by Mallory Smith
by Jessica Dronen, MS, CGC, Genetic Diseases Research and Information Specialist, ThinkGenetic Welcome to ThinkGenetic’s May genetic book spotlight! In this series we combine a review of one or more… CONTINUE
April Book Spotlight: “Can I Play if I Have Fabry?” by Dawn Laney
by Jessica Dronen, MS, CGC, Genetic Diseases Research and Information Specialist, ThinkGenetic Welcome to ThinkGenetic’s first genetic book spotlight! Starting this month we will be pairing a review of one… CONTINUE
Strangers Give Toddler with Norrie Disease Increased Freedom, Free of Charge
Silus Johnson is a sweet little toddler battling Norrie Disease. Like most little boys affected by the disease, Silus was born blind. Little Silus also has delayed motor skills and… CONTINUE
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ThinkGenetic is a cooperative labor of love between the support and advocacy world, the medical genetics community, patients, and the pharmaceuticals industry. We would like to recognize those who have… CONTINUE