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The Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Genetic Research Study explores the genetic factors contributing to ADHD to improve treatment in the future.
… … ADHD often appears to run in families, and research studies have suggested that there may be a genetic component … to participating families. As with all of our research studies, participation is completely voluntary. You may …
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A new study highlights how genomic mutations that cause mitochondrial disease may also compromise affected people's immune response.
… M.D., senior author and investigator at the National Human Genome Research Institute. Related Resources Cytochrome c …
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Diverse populations are still underrepresented in public genomic databases, according to a new study by researchers from the NIH and Harvard Medical School.
… in Genomic Databases They found significantly fewer studies of African, Latin American and Asian ancestral … to European populations in two public databases, the Genome-Wide Association Study Catalog (GWAS) and the database of …
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Using a virtual reality buffet, researchers studied the hundreds of small decisions mothers make while selecting food for their children.
… to make healthier choices. The findings, by National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) researchers, were published … approach to assess research participant behavior in future studies using the VR buffet. "We hope that this work will …
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A study where both genotypic (individual genetics) and phenotypic (individual disease characteristics) patient data would be analyzed using advanced data-analytics programs to derive meaningful associations for the development of prevention, management and treatment strategies.
… be collected for in-depth testing: Whole exome or whole genome sequencing, RNA sequencing on blood precursors, a SNP …
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The Social Genomics Project aims to understand what people around the world think about the intersections between genomics, genetics and society.
… have encountered opportunities to participate in research studies through your healthcare provider, patient advocacy … . Today, researchers with the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) are harnessing the power of … the Social Genomics Project. "Now we are trying to get a wide representation of people, and social media can help us …
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A new study by researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) is challenging traditional practices for validating DNA sequencing results.
… … A new study by researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) is challenging traditional … The current standard "best practice" in some clinical genome sequencing laboratories requires positive NGS findings … more accurate than newer methods." In addition, several studies in recent years have suggested that NGS can identify …
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Researchers sequence the genomes of healthy participants, then analyze the data to find presumed, mutations that might lead to a genetic condition.
… Metabolic Genetics Branch (MGMGB) at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and corresponding author of … and bioinformatic challenges facing individualized genome sequencing in a clinical research setting. Once they … … Genetic mutations and disease, predictive medicine studies, Leslie Biesecker M.D., genetic mutations in healthy …
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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.
… of studying diverse populations. By conducting functional studies of this locus in zebrafish and mice, researchers …
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National Institutes of Health researchers have discovered a specific network of proteins that is necessary to restore hearing in zebrafish through cell regeneration. The study may inform the development of treatments for hearing loss in humans.
… Burgess, Ph.D., senior investigator in the National Human Genome Research Institute’s (NHGRI) Translational and … had to look at the enhancer sequences within the zebrafish genome.  If transcription factors are thought of as the keys … The study, led by investigators at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), may inform the development …