...Susana Kofman-Alfaro; Victor B. Penchaszadeh The World Health Organization sponsored a Consultation on Community Genetic Services and a Regional Network of Medical Genetics in Latin America in Porto Alegre, Brazil, on June 19, 2003. The main recommendations of the meeting included: (a) the call...

...Victor B. Penchaszadeh This special issue of Community Genetics reviews some of the most important developments in medical genetics in key countries of Latin America. Contributions to this issue were prepared for a special consultation of the World Health Organization held in Porto Alegre, Brazil...

...Roberto Giugliani; Ursula Matte The Latin-American Network of Human Genetics (RELAGH) is an internet-based federation of human and medical genetic societies of Latin America constituted in 2001. Member societies include the Mexican Association of Human Genetics, the Brazilian Society of Clinical...

... or safety. The publisher and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Chile Folic acid Genetic services Latin America Newborn screening Teledysmorphology...

... of the International Forensic Genetic Society. Colombia Genetic services Genetic research Latin America The estimated population of Colombia in 2003 was 44.5 million inhabitants. The life expectancy for the period 2000–2005 is 69.2 years for men and 75.3 for women. Of the total population, 31.7...

...Victor B. Penchaszadeh Latin America is a region of medium-to-low income countries with health indicators in transition towards patterns seen in developed countries, with growing importance of birth defects and genetic disorders as causes of morbidity and mortality. Over the past 20 years, tertiary...