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But how to celebrate when you’re told your pregnancy cou Jordanna Joaquina, MS, CGC Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:07:53 -0500 http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/132155 http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/132155 The theme of this year’s Health2.0 Conference last week in San Francisco, CA was not personalized m Jordanna Joaquina, MS, CGC Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:44:25 -0500 http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/128799 http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/128799 Laura Hercher, MS, CGC did a wonderful job summarizing some of the main points of discussion at the t Jordanna Joaquina, MS, CGC Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:42:59 -0500 http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/128795 http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/128795 The causes of asthma are largely unknown. Asthma is most likely a multifactorial condition, which mea Jordanna Joaquina, MS, CGC Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:43:30 -0500 http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/104344 http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/104344 In the United States, about 1 in 200 births are affected with a congenital heart defect (from mild to Jordanna Joaquina, MS, CGC Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:39:20 -0500 http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/104343 http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/104343 Chromosomes are the structures that hold genes. There are 46 chromosomes in total, which are grouped Jordanna Joaquina, MS, CGC Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:02:23 -0500 http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/100680 http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/100680 Umbilical cord blood, which is typically discarded after birth, contains a large amount of blood stem Jordanna Joaquina, MS, CGC Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:54:52 -0500 http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/100674 http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/100674 Lou Gehrig's Disease (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS) can run in families with more than one af Jordanna Joaquina, MS, CGC Thu, 04 Jun 2009 10:52:56 -0500 http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/94890 http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/94890 Factor V Leiden thrombophilia (commonly called Factor V Leiden) is an inherited disorder of blood clo Jordanna Joaquina, MS, CGC Thu, 04 Jun 2009 10:52:04 -0500 http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/94889 http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/94889 Infertility can result from many different causes including genetic causes, non-genetic causes, or a Jordanna Joaquina, MS, CGC Thu, 28 May 2009 12:23:07 -0500 http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/92890 http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/92890 Most cases of breast cancer are sporadic and not inherited. 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It is w Jordanna Joaquina, MS, CGC Wed, 20 May 2009 11:16:06 -0500 http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/90783 http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/90783 Fragile X syndrome is a genetic condition involving mutations in a gene on the X chromosome. Fragile Jordanna Joaquina, MS, CGC Mon, 18 May 2009 17:14:27 -0500 http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/90293 http://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/90293 About 1 in 5,000 people worldwide are affected with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS). 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