Cytogenetic Organizations

Cytogenetic Organizations and Links of Interest
Asia

Geography Country Name Acronym Web Link
Asia Australia Genetic Society of Australia GSA www.genetics.org.au/
Asia Australia Human Genetics Society of Australasia HGSA www.hgsa.com.au
Asia China Hong Kong Society of Medical Genetics HKSMG www.fmshk.com.hk/hksmg
Asia India Indian Society of Human Genetics ISH www.ish.org
Asia Japan Japan Society of Gene Therapy JSGT http://jsgt.jp/info.htm
Asia Korea Genetics Society of Korea GSK www.kgenetics.or.kr

Europe

GeographyCountryNameAcronymWeb Link
EuropeAustriaAustrian Society for Human Genetics http://www.oegh.at/
EuropeBelgianBelgian Society for Human GeneticsBeSHGwww.beshg.be
EuropeDenmarkDanish Society of Medical GeneticsDSMGwww.dsmg.suite.dk
EuropeFinlandFinnish Society of Medical GeneticsSLGYwww.helsinki.fi/jarj/slgy
EuropeFranceAssociation of French Speaking CytogeneticistsACLFwww.eaclf.org
EuropeFranceFrench Society of Genetic ToxicologySFTGwww.sftg.org
EuropeGermanyGerman Society for Human GeneticsGFHwww.gfhev.de
EuropeHungaryHungarina Genetical SocietyMAGEwww.bioinfo.pte.hu/mage/mage.htm
EuropeIrelandIrish Society of Human GeneticsISHGwww.iol.ie/~ishg
EuropeItalyItalian Society of Human GeneticsSIGUwww.sigu.net
EuropeNetherlandsNetherlands Society of Human GeneticsNVGHwww.nav-vkgn.nl/
EuropeSwitzerlandSwiss Society of Medical GeneticsSSGMwww.ssgm.ch
EuropeUKAssociation of Clinical CytogeneticistsACCwww.cytogenetics.org.uk
EuropeUKBritish Society for Human GeneticsBSHGwww.bshg.org.uk
EuropeUKClinical Genetics SocietyCGSwww.clingensoc.org
EuropeUKClinical Molecular Genetics SocietyCMGSwww.cmgs.org
EuropeUKGenetics Society, UK www.genetics.org.uk
Europe European Cytogeneticists AssociationECAwww.biologia.uniba.it/eca
Europe European Genetics FoundationEGFwww.eurogene.org
Europe European Society of Gene TherapyESGTwww.esgt.org
Europe European Society of Human GeneticsESHGwww.eshg.org



Middle East

GeographyCountry NameAcronymWeb Link
Middle EastIsrealNational Laboratory for the Genetics of Israeli Populations www.tau.ac.il/medicine/NLGIP/nlgip.htm
Middle East Middle East Genetics AssociationMEGAwww.info.med.yale.edu/genetics/clinical/
lab_services/mega/index.html

North America

Geography Country Name Acronym Web Link
North America USA American Society of Hematology ASHG www.hematology.org
North America USA Mid-Atlantic Regional Human Genetics Network MARHGN www.pitt.edu/~marhgn
North America USA New England Regional Genetics Group NERRG www.nergg.org
North America USA Pacific Northwest Regional Genetics Group PacNoRGG  
North America USA Pacific Southwest Rgional Genetics Network PSRGN  
North America USA Southeastern Regional Genetics Group SERGG www.sergginc.org
North America Canada Canadian Association of Genetic Counsellors CAGC www.cagc-accg.ca
North America USA American Board of Genetic Counceling ABGC www.abgc.net
North America USA American Board of Medical Genetics ABMG www.abmg.org
North America USA American College of Medical Genetics ACMG www.acmg.net
North America USA American Society of Gene Therapy ASGT www.asgt.org
North America USA American Society of Human Genetics ASHG www.ashg.org
North America USA Association of Genetic Technologists AGT™ www.agt-info.org
North America USA Association of Professors of Human or Medical Genetics APHMG www.faseb.org/genetics/aphmg/aphmg1.htm
North America USA Genetic Society of America GSA www.genetics-gsa.org
North America USA International Society of Nurses in Genetics ISONG www.isong.org
North America USA Natioan Coalition for Health Education in Genetics NCHPEG www.nchpeg.org
North America USA National Society of Genetic Counceleors NSGC www.nsgc.org



South America

Geography Country Name Acronym Web Link
South America Argentina Sociedade Argentina de Genética SAG www.sag.org.ar
South America Brazil Brazilian Clinical Genetics Society SBG www.sbg.org.br
South America Chile Chilean Genetics Society CGS www.sochigen.cl
South America Columbia Colombian Association of Human Genetics ACGH www.acgh.unal.edu.co



Latin America

Geography Name Acronym Web Link
Latin America Latin American Human Genetics Network RELAGH www.relagh.ufrgs.br
International

Geography Name Acronym Web Link
International Human Genetics Programme, World Health Organization (WHO) WHO www.who.int/genomics/en/
International International Federation of Human Genetics Societies IFHGS www.ifhgs.org
International International Genetic Epidemiology Society (IGES) IGES www.geneticepi.org/
International Society for The Study of Inborn Errors of Metabolism (SSIEM) SSIEM www.ssiem.org.uk


Regulatory

Geography Country Name Acronym Web Link
Regulatory USA Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act CLIA www.cms.hhs.gov/clia
Regulatory USA College of American Pathologists CAP www.cap.org
Regulatory USA Joint Committee on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations JCOAH www.jcaho.org
Regulatory USA US Food and Drug Administration FDA www.fda.gov


Other Areas of Interest

Geography Name Acronym Web Link
Other Areas of Interest Centers For Disease Control and Prevention. CDC www.cdc.gov
Other Areas of Interest Department of Energy DOE www.doe.gov
Other Areas of Interest Genetic Conditions / Rare Conditions Support Groups   www.kumc.edu/gec/support
Other Areas of Interest Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies HMHB www.hmhb.org
Other Areas of Interest National Cancer Institute - Directory of Genetic Counseling Experts   www.cancer.gov
Other Areas of Interest National Coalition for Health Professional Education in Genetics NCHPEG www.nchpeg.org
Other Areas of Interest The Genome Action Coalition TGAC www.tgac.org
Other Areas of Interest World of Genetic Societies - Federation of Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)   www.faseb.org/genetics