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Featured Podcast: Genetics and Health

Overview:
Our genes influence everything from our height to our hair color, and they can also have a profound influence on our health. In fact, almost every disease has a genetic basis, including cancer, heart disease and diabetes. In this interview, Ellen Beth Levitt speaks with an expert in genetics about a variety of health problems that are inherited or are caused by a genetic mutation and why it's important to screen newborns for certain genetic diseases.

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Part One:

Medical genetics
DNA
Chromosomes/genes
Human genome
Infant testing
Heel stick
Recessive conditions
PKU (Phenylketonuria)
Cystic fibrosis
Dominant conditions

Part Two:

Osteoporosis
Hereditary cancer
Breast cancer gene
BRCA1 & BRCA2
Heart disease
Diabetes
Personalized medicine
Family medical map
Genetic discrimination
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA)
Future of genetic medicine

Guest:
Dr. Mimi Blitzer, a specialist in medical genetics at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Dr. Blitzer is also chief of the division of human genetics, as well as a professor of pediatrics and OB/GYN at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

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