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Dr. Neil Hanchard is a clinical investigator within the Center for Precision Health Research (CPHR) and head of the Childhood Complex Disease Genomics Section within the CPHR.
… identified novel genes in the development of congenital cardiovascular disorders and rare Mendelian disorders, and … McBride KL. A genome-wide association study of congenital cardiovascular left-sided lesions shows association with a …
News Release
Most pregnant women want recommendations from their doctors when deciding which information to receive from prenatal whole genome sequencing.
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 …
Staff
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 …
News Release
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 …