We are pleased to announce that the Genetic Support Foundation (GSF) has been approved for a funding award through the Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Award Program, an initiative of the …
Contributing authors: Andrea Schelhaas, Cruzanne Macalligan, and Colleen Gioffreda When you learn your child has dwarfism, it’s natural to have many questions. That curiosity is a great thing – it’s …
We’re excited to share the remarkable progress made during year two of our multi-year HRSA Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children Program (HTPCP) grant, which funds our continued efforts to expand …
By Devin Shuman, CGC (she/her) and Andrea Schelhaas, CGC (she/her) *Of note, we purposefully use capital D in Disabled and capital A in Autistic in this text as individuals who …
Who Defines “Health” and What Purpose Does Its Definition Serve? Read More »
Part 2: Weaving Together Unlikely Allies in Defense of Good Parenting Follow this upcoming series of blog posts to track the rise of the pronatalism movement in Silicon Valley, the …
The Rebirth of Eugenics: Tech Bros and Pronatalism Read More »
The Rebirth of Eugenics: Tech Bros and PronatalismFollow this upcoming series of blog posts to track the rise of the pronatalism movement in Silicon Valley, the threads of eugenics woven …
Part 1: The Threads of 20th Century Eugenics Interwoven with Modern Pronatalism Read More »
By Andrea Schelhaas, Stephanie Meredith and Katie Stoll In November 2021 under the Accelerated Approval Program, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced approval of Voxzogo (vosoritide), a drug developed …
Pharma’s Role in Practice Guideline Development: Achondroplasia as a Case Study Read More »
By Devin Shuman, CGC (she/her) We need to talk about genetic exceptionalism. By this I mean, the notion that genetic testing is so groundbreaking that it has replaced the entire …
Genetic Exceptionalism: Medicine’s Overreliance on Genetic Testing Read More »
This article is written by Dr. Stephanie Meredith, the Development Director at Genetic Support Foundation and the Supervisor of our Lettercase National Center for Prenatal and Postnatal Resources. She is …
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Until last week, National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines reported that CHEK2 pathogenic variants (or risk-increasing genetic differences) are associated with an increased risk of colon cancer, citing a 5%-10% …
CHEK2-Associated Cancer Risk and Screening Recommendation Updates Read More »
