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Fact Sheet
Viruses are bundles of genetic material wrapped in a protein coat that can infect living things.
… People with existing health conditions, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease or cancer, are more vulnerable to a …
Fact Sheets
Chromosome abnormalities can either be numerical or structural and usually occur when there is an error in cell division.
… where the two samples differ. One such method is called noninvasive prenatal testing. This is a test to screen a …
For Health Professionals
Essential genomics competencies, practice guidelines, and curricular resources for a variety of health professions.
… in an African American male with lung cancer: Tom  Cardiovascular: Cardiovascular disease and diabetes risk in an adult Native … risk in an adult Hispanic female: Larissa  Cardiovascular/Pharmacogenomics: Arrhythmia evaluation and …
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Dr. Michael Erdos is an Associate Investigator in the Molecular Genetics Section of the Center for Precision Health Research.
… the mouse model with FTIs was successful at reducing the cardiovascular defects in young mice. In addition, it improved the cardiovascular histopathology when administered to older … the HGPS mouse model with rapamycin resulted in improved cardiovascular histopathology and moderately increased …
News Release
In a large-scale study of people from diverse ancestries, researchers narrowed down the number of genomic variants that are strongly associated with blood lipid levels and generated a polygenic risk score to predict elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, a major risk factor for heart disease.
… at the association of specific genomic variants and cardiovascular disease. However, the design of these studies … epidemiologist and program officer within the Division of Cardiovascular Sciences at the National Heart Lung, and Blood …
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Using a recently developed DNA base-editing technique, researchers correct accelerating aging disorder.
… that are normally associated with old age, including cardiovascular disease (heart attacks and strokes), hair … M.D., assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical … Infectious Diseases, the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering, the National Institute of General …
The Genomics Landscape
In the November 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the 25th anniversary of NHGRI's Intramural Research Program.
… Charles Rotimi, Chief of the NHGRI Intramural Metabolic, Cardiovascular and Inflammatory Disease Genomics Branch and …
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Celebrating 30 years of genomics that has transformed our understanding of life and improved health.
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Researchers from the NHGRI-funded Impact of Genomic Variation on Function Consortium are exploring how genomic variation affects genome function.
… disorders, metabolic disorders, respiratory disorders, cardiovascular diseases and muscular disorders. The results … how variants within genomic regulatory elements affect cardiovascular diseases and blood traits. According to Dr. …