Horizon: Janice's Choice
Scope and Contents
Documentary about Huntington's disease, about a woman who has Huntington's in her family, whether she should get genetic testing to determine if she will get Huntington's; Village in Venzuela where a large family has a high occurrence of Huntington's; woman who has Huntington's; mapped family tree for 7000 members of the Venezuelan family; how the gene for Huntington's was found and how the genetic test was developed; ethical issues with genetic testing for Huntington's
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1990 - 2010
Conditions Governing Access
The majority of the materials within this finding aid have been digitized by the History of Genomics team. That being said, there are several instances where materials were either damaged or were in poor condition. In these cases we cannot guarantee the availability or accessibility of all materials.
Some materials may contain sensitive information or personally identifiable information (PII), in which case we cannot guarantee full unfettered access upon request. The History of Genomics Team will work to make a determination on a case by case basis as to the access of materials.
Extent
From the Collection: 60 Box (Each box contains a variety of formats video and/or audio media. These include cassette tapes, BetaCam videos, or VHS tapes. )
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the NHGRI Human Genome Project (HGP) Archive Repository
Building 31, Room 4B09
31 Center Drive, MSC 2152
9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda Maryland 20892 USA
zach.utz@nih.gov