HUMAN GENETICS IN LITHUANIA
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Department of Human and Medical Genetics of the Faculty of Medicine of Vilnius University |
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Centre for Medical Genetics of Vilnius University Hospital Santariskiu Klinikos |
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Human Genetics in Lithuania
Human Genetics is a biomedical scientific study of human inheritance and variability. There are two main branches to human genetics as a professional discipline in Lithuania:
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medical genetics,
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human genetics research.
Medical (or clinical) genetics is a medical speciality, which deals with inherited diseases and congenital defects, i. e. conditions caused by changes in genes or in gene activity, or where genetic changes make a major contribution to the condition. If you are interested in information about medical genetics services in Lithuania, please visit the website of the Centre for Medical Genetics of Vilnius University Hospital Santariškių Klinikos.
Human genetics research reveals new insights into the causes of genetic conditions, genetic peculiarities of human populations and the most important trends in their development. This work in turn feeds back to the clinical services, allowing the development of new diagnostic tests and therapeutic strategies. Scientific research in the field of human genetics in Lithuania is mostly focused on:
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DNA technologies in diagnostics of inherited diseases
2) Human genome diversity and genetic processes in human populations.
If you are interested in information on human genetics research and specialists training in Lithuania, you should visit the website of the Department of Human and Medical Genetics of the Faculty of Medicine of Vilnius University.
Lithuanian Society of Human Genetics provides a forum for those professionally involved in human and medical genetics whether in research, education, clinical service or other professional activity.
Department of Human and medical Genetics of the Faculty of Medicine of VIlnius University and the Lithuanian Society of HUman Genetics arrange national and international scientific events (conferences, schools, seminars, etc.) on different topics of human and medical genetics.
