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The largest genomic study on type 2 diabetes in Africans to date has recently been published in Nature Communications and reports the most recent findings of the ongoing Africa America Diabetes Mellitus (AADM) study that has been led by Dr. Charles Rotimi for over two decades.
… Diabetes Mellitus (AADM) study that has been led by Dr. Charles Rotimi for over two decades. … function of pancreatic beta cells.  In addition to Dr. Charles Rotimi, the stewardship of the multi-country, … Diabetes Mellitus (AADM) study that has been led by Dr. Charles Rotimi for over two decades. …
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African scientists and collaborators gathered in Pointe aux Piments in Mauritius for the 9th Human Health and Heredity in Africa Consortium Meeting.
… on Genomics and Global Health (CRGGH) Director, Dr. Charles Rotimi (front row, fourth from left), and Deputy Director, … Adebowale Adeyemo, attended the meeting. According to Dr. Rotimi, "the event was a resounding success and it was … H3Africa, Charles Rotimi, H3Africa Consortium Meeting, President …
CRGGH is now part of the newly-created Metabolic, Cardiovascular, and Inflammatory Disease Genomics Branch.
… CRGGH Director and NHGRI Senior Investigator, Charles Rotimi, has been selected to serve as the MCIDGB Branch … Branch Chief Charles Rotimi, Metabolic, Cardiovascular, and Inflammatory Disease …
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NIH Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health is participating in the H3Africa Consortium's effort to develop an African-specific genotyping array.
… of ancient genes with modern environments," said Charles N. Rotimi, Ph.D., co-author of an opinion article published … of Africans and the people of the African diaspora." Dr. Rotimi is director of the Center for Research on Genomics and … African diaspora, Africans and genetic mutations, Charles Rotimi, African-specific genotype array, H3Africa …
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Researchers used whole genome sequence data to investigate the origin of the mutation that causes "sickling" of red blood cells.
… Daniel Shriner and Charles Rotimi, researchers at the Center for Research on Genomics … Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health, CRGGH, Charles Rotimi, Daniel Shriner …
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Researchers have conducted the first study to look at the genomic underpinnings of obesity in continental Africans and African Americans.
… having the highest age-adjusted rates of obesity, said Charles N. Rotimi, Ph.D., chief of NHGRI's Metabolic, Cardiovascular and … Health, National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH -- Charles N. Rotimi, Adebowale A. Adeyemo, Amy R. Bentley, … African Americans and genomics of obesity, SEMA4D gene, Charles N. Rotimi Ph.D., genome-wide association studies, …
The Genomics Landscape
In the September 3, 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green talks about the Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF) Consortium, the 2020 Genomic Innovator Awards and more.
…  Charles Rotimi, Ph.D., has been elected the 2022 President of the … organization for human genetics specialists worldwide. Dr. Rotimi is an NIH Distinguished Investigator and Director of … in West Africans. Along with his collaborators, Dr. Rotimi has contributed to the global understanding of human …
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Researchers have discovered that FGF21 is elevated in mice with liver disease that mimics the same condition in patients with methylmalonic acidemia.
… into health care treatment, but not in this case," said Charles P. Venditti , M.D., Ph.D., senior author and senior … medical genomics, genetic disorders, gene therapy, Charles Venditti …
Educational Resources
Evolution is the process by which organisms change over time.
… Genetic Mutation, Genetic Variation, Gene Expression, Charles Darwin, The Origin Of Species, Genes …
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NIH researchers demonstrated that gene therapy may be the best method for correcting the single faulty gene that causes Niemann-Pick disease, type C1.
… for gene therapy as a treatment for NPC1 disease," said Charles P. Venditti, M.D., Ph.D., senior investigator in the … disease, gene therapy, NPC1 gene, William Pavan, Charles Venditti …