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Here, you will find resources that help explain genetics, genomics and genomic testing. Some of this material was developed by Australian Genomics, specifically for Australians. Other resources have an international focus and highlight genomic trends in other countries. 

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Inheriting genetic conditions

This chapter explains what it means to have an inherited condition in your family and the different ways in which conditions can be inherited. The chapter can be viewed online or downloaded as a PDF file. The information in this chapter is detailed and quite complex.
Source: MedlinePlus (USA)
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How could genomics help me?

This webpage explains some of the ways that genomic testing can be beneficial to patients, using examples.
Source: Melbourne Genomics Health Alliance (Australia)
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Cancer & Genetics

This webpage provides information on some hereditary cancers. This resource may be useful if you or a family member is currently undergoing or has recently undergone genetic or genomic testing for cancer.
Source: Genetic Support Foundation (USA)
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Understanding patient data

This webpage contains a variety of written and video resources that describe how and why health information from patients (data sharing) may be used to benefit populations. Note: the information on this website may not apply in Australia.
Source: Understanding Patient Data (UK)
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Cancer types knowledgebase

This resource is a directory that lists cancer types alphabetically by name and provides information about them, including whether they are associated with any genetic conditions. This resource may be useful for people with a personal or family history of cancer who want to know whether there may be an underlying genetic cause to their cancer.
Source: Rare Cancers Australia
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A guide to genetic tests that are used to examine many genes at the same time

This booklet begins by explaining basic information about genetics and then moves on to explain all the different possible types of genetic tests available and their possible results.
Source: The European Society of Human Genetics (Europe)
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What is a gene?

This webpage provides very detailed background information on genetics.
Source: MedlinePlus (USA)
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Genetic counselling for mitochondrial disease

This factsheet talks about what genetic counselling may involve. It was developed for people affected by mitochondrial disease, but is still relevant for people seeing a genetic counsellor about a different genetic condition.
Source: Mito Foundation (Australia)
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My genome sequence

This video explains what your genome is and some information about genome sequencing. The video is easy to understand and could be shown to children.
Source: Great Ormond Street Hospital and Charity (UK)
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