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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.
… The authors include researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National … the need to include as many diverse groups of people in studies as possible. Credit: Harry Wedel, NHGRI.  Lipids are … researchers accumulated data from 201 previous genome-wide association studies, including about 1.65 million …
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NHGRI researchers seek help from people with Sickle Cell Disease to find the factors - environmental, social and genetic - that impact the severity of symptoms.
… from person to person. … Researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) are seeking help from … fungi and viruses living in and on all humans), the genome (all the genes in a person), and the social and … Severity of SCD Symptoms … Related Content … New NIH studies seek adults and families affected by sickle cell …
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Two grants will support studies on genomic literacy among Africans relating to research conducted in Africa by African investigators.
… … Two grants totaling more than $300,000 will support studies on genomic literacy among Africans as it relates to … in the Division of Genomic Medicine at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of NIH. "We hope that … Additional information about NHGRI can be found at www.genome.gov . The NIH Common Fund encourages collaboration and …
Clinical Research
GENE-FORECAST® is developing a community cohort and resource for defining the significance of ancestry-related genomic variation in African-Americans.
… heart attack and stroke). Based on previous epidemiology studies, it is anticipated that the prevalence of clinically … proband may also be invited to participate in these G2P studies to further characterize the biological significance … Coordinator National Institutes of Health National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) Genomics of Metabolic, …
Clinical Research
NHGRI researchers work with patients and families to explore how genes cause or influence diseases, and develop more effective diagnostics and treatments.
… Researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) are working with patients … in individuals with mitochondrial disease. … Clinical studies give us a better understanding of how genes can cause … Multiple Congenital Anomaly Syndromes Whole Genome Medical Sequencing for Genome Discovery Myocardial …
Professional Development Programs
The JHU/NHGRI Genetic Counseling Training Program prepares students for a M.S in Genetic Counseling from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Clinical Research
FAQs for participants in the Autoinflammatory Diseases Study.
… inflammatory markers and immunologic and hematologic studies Genetic testing (see separate FAQ ) Urine studies … panel sequencing) or looking at all 20,000 genes (exome or genome sequencing). Because this type of testing produces a … single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and deep sequencing for …
Educational Resources
Genomics refers to the study of the entire genome of an organism whereas genetics refers to the study of a particular gene.
… Genomics … Genomics refers to the study of the entire genome of an organism whereas genetics refers to the study of … particular gene. … Genomics, Genes, Gene Expression, Human Genome Project … Genomics is a field of biology focused on studying all the DNA of an organism — that is, its genome. Such work includes identifying and characterizing all …
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Genetics refers to the study of genes and their roles in inheritance. Genomics refers to the study of all of a person's genes (the genome).
… describes the study of all of a person's genes (the genome). … Genetics is a term that refers to the study of … one generation to another. Genetics involves scientific studies of genes and their effects. Genes (units of heredity) … that describes the study of all of a person's genes (the genome), including interactions of those genes with each …
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An international team of researchers including NIH has completed the first comprehensive characterization of genomic diversity across sub-Saharan Africa.
… is the most genetically diverse in the world, yet few studies have looked into genomic risk factors for disease in … , is the first to use both dense genotyping and whole-genome sequence data to explore the genomic-variation … have carried out only a modest number of genome-wide association studies, or GWAS, using continental African …