First launched this past March, NHGRI's new Catalog of Genome-Wide Association Studies is now even better, listing not only all of the latest published studies by specific disease or trait, but the detailed association data and p-values for the most promising single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) related to those diseases. Genome-wide association studies are an important advance in discovering the genetic variants that influence disease.
Both Reptile and Mammal, the Duck-Billed Platypus Yields Clues to Our Evolutionary Past
An international team of scientists studying the genome sequence of the duck-billed platypus, have found that this odd, egg-laying mammal is revealing clues about how genomes were organized during the early evolution of mammals. "Comparisons of the platypus genome to those of other mammals will provide new insights into the history, structure and function of our own genome," said Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., director of the National Human Genome Research Institute.
Genetic testing can offer an array of information from confirming a suspected diagnosis, to discovering the possibility of future illness, detecting the presence of a carrier state in unaffected individuals (whose children may be at risk), or predicting a patient's response to therapy. Learn more about how genetic testing can transform the future of healthcare and lead people to make more informed decisions about their health.
First launched this past March, NHGRI's new Catalog of Genome-Wide Association Studies is now even better, listing not only all of the latest published studies by specific disease or trait, but the detailed association data and p-values for the most promising single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) related to those diseases. Genome-wide association studies are an important advance in discovering the genetic variants that influence disease.
Both Reptile and Mammal, the Duck-Billed Platypus Yields Clues to Our Evolutionary Past
An international team of scientists studying the genome sequence of the duck-billed platypus, have found that this odd, egg-laying mammal is revealing clues about how genomes were organized during the early evolution of mammals. "Comparisons of the platypus genome to those of other mammals will provide new insights into the history, structure and function of our own genome," said Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., director of the National Human Genome Research Institute.
Genetic testing can offer an array of information from confirming a suspected diagnosis, to discovering the possibility of future illness, detecting the presence of a carrier state in unaffected individuals (whose children may be at risk), or predicting a patient's response to therapy. Learn more about how genetic testing can transform the future of healthcare and lead people to make more informed decisions about their health.
The National Human Genome Research Institute led the Human Genome Project for the National Institutes of Health, which culminated in the completion of the full human genome sequence in April 2003. Now, NHGRI moves forward into the genomic era with research aimed at improving human health and fighting disease.
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