Welcome to MyDaughtersDNA.org

How to use the site — by Administrator — last modified Oct 17, 2007 03:15 AM

A brief guide on how to make the story you post useful to others -- what is it that other patients, parents or physicians need to know.

Is it genetic? — by Administrator — last modified Oct 08, 2007 04:30 PM

An inadequate guide to a sometimes very hard question -- [this page is unfinished]

Changes in our DNA: Variant or Mutation? — by Hugh Rienhoff — last modified Oct 15, 2007 02:51 PM

The language of genetics must reflect the reality that most changes or variants we find in the genome have no clinical meaning.

Forces shaping our genome -- the Faustian Bargains — by Hugh Rienhoff — last modified Sep 16, 2007 06:08 AM

There are many evolutionary forces that have a hand in selecting human genomes and the variants that persist through time. This is a short discussion of the major forces and how they sometimes bite us. This is a work in progress.

List of Medical Terms — by Administrator — last modified Oct 08, 2007 04:32 PM

Coming Soon: A List of Signs and Symptoms and other Important Words used by geneticists to describe findings a patient may have or to describe the course the particular problem has taken including interventions by doctors or therapists. This aids in enabling and standardizing phenotyping.

Article in Nature 17 Oct 2007 — by Administrator — last modified Oct 17, 2007 10:17 AM

A Feature article in Nature by science writer Brendan Maher

Article in WIRED Feb 2009 — by Administrator — last modified Jan 14, 2009 07:12 PM

Brendan Koerner's version of Beatrice's journey