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CRGGH is now part of the newly-created Metabolic, Cardiovascular, and Inflammatory Disease Genomics Branch.
… newly-created Metabolic, Cardiovascular, and Inflammatory Disease Genomics Branch (MCIDGB). … As described by NHGRI … Dan Kastner, this reorganization was conducted, in part, to facilitate new "scientific synergies." These synergies … Senior Investigator, Charles Rotimi, has been selected to serve as the MCIDGB Branch Chief, a major scientific …
For Patients and Families
The Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center helps people find useful information about genetic and rare diseases.
… GARD provides immediate, virtually round-the-clock access to experienced information specialists who can furnish … genetic and rare diseases. So far, GARD has responded to over many inquiries on rare and genetic diseases. Requests … and teachers who work with people with a genetic or rare disease. Even scientists who are studying a genetic or rare …
Research at NHGRI
NHGRI center focused on computationally intensive approaches to analyze large-scale genomic data and identifying genetic contributions to human disease.
… and application of computationally intensive approaches to analyze large-scale genetic and genomic data, with a particular focus on identifying genetic contributions to human disease. … Genomics is, fundamentally, …
Clinical Research
This study explores how microbes, such as bacteria and fungi, contribute to a very common skin condition called Atopic Dermatitis, known as eczema.
… The study is trying to determine how microbes, such as bacteria and fungi, contribute to a very common skin condition called Atopic Dermatitis (AD), also … for development of more effective treatments for the disease. … We invite you or your child to join a research …
The Informed Consent Resource
Explore the basic elements of informed consent that are required by the Common Rule and that are relevant to genomics.
… elements of informed consent that are required by the Common Rule (45 CFR 46, Subpart A) and that are relevant to genomics. It also provides sample language that can be … topics such as a brief description of the underlying genomic science, the study design, the diseases(s) or …
Research at NHGRI
The Metabolic, Cardiovascular and Inflammatory Disease Genomics Branch studies the genomic and social determinants of complex diseases.
… Inflammatory Disease Genomics Branch (MCIDGB) studies the genomic and social determinants of complex diseases. … … and podoconiosis). MCIDGB researchers analyze genomic data to document and interpret the non-random distribution of … models that explore the patterns and determinants of common, complex diseases in populations in the United States …
Educational Resources
A complex disease is caused by the interaction of multiple genes and environmental factors.
… of genetics, reflects a disorder that results from the contributions of multiple genomic variants and genes in conjunction with significant … called multifactorial diseases. This stands in contrast to a “simple” genetic disease that is more directly caused by …
Staff
Dr. Adam Felsenfeld is a program director in the Division of Genome Sciences at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… and specific responsibility for the NHGRI Centers for Common Disease Genomics program and the GSP Analysis Centers. … and coordinating new sequencing projects, policy related to deposition and release of human sequence data, and … and is coordinator for the Centers of Excellence in Genomic Sciences Program. Dr. Felsenfeld is also involved …
News Release
Six new grants will support researchers for new computational approaches to search millions of genomic variants for disease susceptibility.
… Institutes of Health (NIH) will support researchers to develop new computational approaches for searching among millions of genomic variants to find those that make a difference in … Nir Hacohen, Ph.D. To understand the DNA drivers of common human diseases (using immune diseases as test cases), …
For Patients and Families
A rare disease is generally considered to be a disease that affects fewer than 200,000 people in the United States at any given time.
… A rare disease is generally considered to be a disease that affects … Altogether, rare diseases affect an estimated 25 million to 30 million Americans. … There are more than 6,800 rare …