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A tumor suppressor gene directs the production of a protein that is part of the system that regulates cell division.
… Tumor Suppressor Gene … A tumor suppressor gene directs the production of a protein that is part of the … BRCA1, BRCA2, Cancer, Oncogene, Cell, Gene, Mutation … A tumor suppressor gene encodes a protein that acts to regulate cell division, keeping it in check. When a tumor suppressor gene is inactivated by a mutation, the protein it encodes is …
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Gene expression is the process by which the information encoded in a gene is used to direct the assembly of a protein molecule.
… Gene Expression … Gene expression is the process by which the information encoded in a gene is used to direct the assembly of a protein molecule. … Gene expression is the process by which the information encoded in a gene is turned into a function. This mostly occurs via the …
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The 2018 meeting focused on KOMP's collaborations with various human disease gene discovery programs.
… on KOMP's collaborations with various human disease gene discovery programs. The day featured talks and discussions … on KOMP's collaborations with various human disease gene discovery programs. … on KOMP's collaborations with various human disease gene discovery programs. …
Research Funding
The Genomics of Gene Regulation project develops methods to construct predictive, accurate gene regulatory network models using genomic data.
… in the RFA, individual projects collect genomic data on gene expression, as well as surrogate markers of regulatory … in different cell fates or cell states. They use the gene expression and functional element data to construct gene … investigators to form an interactive group, accelerating discovery through the sharing of technical and biological …
Talking Glossary
A cancer-susceptibility gene is a gene that, when changed (or mutated), gives an individual an increased risk for developing cancer
… Cancer-Susceptibility Gene … A cancer-susceptibility gene is a gene that, when changed (or mutated), gives an individual an … A cancer-susceptibility gene is a gene that, when changed (or mutated), gives an individual an … A cancer-susceptibility gene is a gene that, when changed (or mutated), gives an …
News Release
NIH has awarded grants of more than $28 million aimed at deciphering the language of how and when genes are turned on and off.
… awards emanate from the recently launched Genomics of Gene Regulation (GGR) program of the National Human Genome … disease." With these new grants, researchers will study gene networks and pathways in different systems in the body, … The resulting insights into the mechanisms controlling gene expression may ultimately lead to new avenues for …
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NHGRI researchers identified 59 genes or gene regions linked to canine athletics.
… reached this conclusion after identifying 59 genes or gene regions linked to canine athletics, including those with … researchers have identified about 200 germline mutations - gene variants that can be passed on to subsequent generations … and fatigue resistance. Because it's difficult to identify gene variants' influence on human populations over time, …
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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.
… of Health (NIH) researchers have demonstrated in mice that gene therapy may be the best method for correcting the single faulty gene that causes Niemann-Pick disease, type C1 (NPC1). The gene therapy involved inserting a functional copy of the NPC1 … has no cure. The disease occurs when a faulty housekeeping gene fails to remove cell waste, like lipids and cholesterol. …
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NIH researchers have uncovered a key factor in understanding the elevated cancer risk associated with gene therapy.
… in understanding the elevated cancer risk associated with gene therapy. They conducted research on mice with a rare … humans, hoping their findings may eventually help improve gene therapy for humans. Researchers at the National Human … "Effective and safe gene therapies have the potential to dramatically reverse …
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An expert panel from the Clinical Genome Resource (ClinGen) has critically reevaluated the scientific evidence for all 17 reported genes, disputing nine of the genes and revealing only three of the genes to be definitively associated with the most common form of the disease.
… reporting to physicians. Published papers reporting gene-disease associations vary widely in their study design … the scientific evidence from research papers to place gene-disease relationships into “definitive,” “strong,” … for the clinical genomics community regarding which gene-disease pairs have sufficient evidence to be used …