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Genetic Professional Societies & Organizations 
Human, Medical, and Clinical Genetics
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Asia | Africa | Australia | Europe | India | Middle East | North America | South America | International | Other |

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North America  (United States, Canada, Mexico)

     United States / some with international membership

  • American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG)
  • National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC)
  • American College of Medical Genetics (ACMG)
  • American Board of Genetic Counseling (ABGC)
  • American Board of Medical Genetics (ABMG)
  • National Coalition for Health Education in Genetics (NCHPEG)
  • International Society of Nurses in Genetics (ISONG)
  • Association of Genetic Technologists (AGT) (formerly ACT)
  • Genetic Society of America (GSA)
  • Council of Medical Genetics Organizations (COMGO)
  • Association of Professors of Human or Medical Genetics
  • American Society of Gene Therapy (ASGT)
  • Ibero-American Society of Human Genetics of North America (IASHGNA)

   Canada

  • Canadian College of Medical Geneticists, Collège Canadien de Généticiens Médicaux (CCMG)
  • Canadian Association of Genetic Counsellors (CAGC) - Association Canadienne des Conseillers en Génétique (CAGC-ACAG)
  • Canadian Collaborative Group for Cancer Genetics (CCGCG)

    Mexico

  • Ibero-American Society of Human Genetics of North America (IASHGNA)
  • Mexican Association of Human Genetics (Asociación Mexicana de Génetica Humana)

Europe

  • EuroGenTest, includes unites on genetic testing: quality management, information databases, public health, new technologies and education
  • European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG)
  • European Genetics Foundation (EGF)
  • European Cytogeneticist Association (ECA)
  • European Society of Gene Therapy (ESGT)
  • Clinical Molecular Genetics Society (CMGS)

    United Kingdom

  • Association of Genetic Nurses and Counsellors (AGNC), United Kingdom
  • Association of Clinical Cytogeneticists (ACC)
  • British Society for Human Genetics (BSHG)
  • Clinical Genetics Society (CGS)
  • Clinical Molecular Genetics Society (CMGS), United Kingdom
  • Genetics Society, UK
  • Human Genetics Commission, (HCG) United Kingdom
  • The United Kingdom Genetical Society

     Other European

  • Austrian Society for Human Genetics
  • Belgian Society for Human Genetics
  • Czech Society of Medical Genetics
  • Danish Society of Medical Genetics (Dansk Selskab for Medicinsk Genetik)
  • Dutch Association of Clinical Genetics (VKGN)
  • Association of French Speaking Cytogeneticists (Association des Cytogénéticiens de langue Française)
  • Association des Cytogénéticiens de langue Française (ACLF)
  • German Society for Human Genetics, (Committee for Public Relations and Ethical Issues) (Statements and declarations)
  • German Society of Neurogenetics (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Neurogenetik)
  • , Greece
  • Hungarian Society of Human Genetics
  • Irish Society of Human Genetics
  • Italian Society of Human Genetics (SIGU) (Società Italiana di Genetica Umana)
  • Norwegian Society of Medical Genetics
  • Portuguese Society of Human Genetics
  • Spanish Association of Human Genetics (La Asociación Española de Genética Humana)
  • Swedish Society of Human Genetics (Sektionen för Medicinsk genetik)
  • Swiss Society of Medical Genetics (Société Suisse de Génétique Médicale)
  • Turkish Association of Medical Genetics

Africa

Asia

  • East Asian Union of Human Genetics Societies
  • Hong Kong Society of Medical Genetics
  • Japan Society of Human Genetics
  • Genetics Society of Korea (GSK)
  • Korean Society of Human Genetics
  • Turkish Association of Medical Genetics
  • Japan Society of Gene Therapy

 Australia

  • Human Genetics Society of Australasia (HGSA)
  • Australian Society of Genetic Counsellors
  • Genetic Society of Australia (GSA)

India

  • Indian Society of Human Genetics

Middle East

  • National Laboratory for the Genetics of Israeli Populations
  • Middle East Genetics Association

South America

  • Argentina Society of Medical Genetics [Sociedade Argentina de Genética Médica]
  • Sociedade Argentina de Genética
  • Brazilian Clinical Genetics Society [Socidade Brasileira de Genética]
  • Sociedad de Genética de Chile, Chilean Genetics Society
  • La Sociedad de Genética de Chile (affiliated with Chilean Biology Society)
  • Latin American Human Genetics Network [Red Latinoamericana de Genética Humana], (RELAGH)
  • Latin American Society of Genetics (ALAG)

International

  • International Federation of Human Genetics Societies (see Member Societies List)
  • Human Genome Organisation (HUGO)
  • Human Genetics Programme, World Health Organization (WHO)
  • Society for The Study of Inborn Errors of Metabolism (SSIEM)
  • International Consortium  For Oral Clefts Genetics (ICOCG)
  • International Genetic Epidemiology Society (IGES)

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Other:

  • Genetic Conditions / Rare Conditions Support Groups
  • Association for Molecular Pathology (see genetics subdivision)
  • The Genome Action Coalition (TGAC)
  • National Cancer Institute - Directory of Genetic Counseling Experts
  • World of Genetic Societies - Federation of Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)
  • Coalition for Genetic Fairness (CGF)
  • Genetic Resources on the Web (GROW)
  • Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies (HMHB)
  • Public Health Genetics Society
  • National Coalition for Health Professional Education in Genetics (NCHPEG)
  • National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research (NACHGR)
  • Secretary's Advisory Committee on Genetic Testing (SACGT)
  • National and Regional Genetics Societies and Associations, Illinois State Academy of Science
  • Genetické spolecnosti ve svete, lists of genetic societies
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