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For Patients and Families
Genetic research is creating new ways for people to take action and prevent disease and new ways to treat disease through personalized medicine.
… have high blood pressure as an adult. Learning about the health history of your family and sharing this information with your health care provider can help you learn whether you have an … families learn more about their family health history. My Family Health Portrait is a tool from the U.S. Surgeon …
For Patients and Families
Genetic professionals provide information and support to individuals or families who have genetic disorders or may be at risk for inherited conditions.
… Genetic professionals work as members of health care teams providing information and support to … Genetics professionals are health care professionals with specialized degrees and … Assess the risk of a genetic disorder by researching a family's history, evaluating medical records, and conducting …
News Release
The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) has announced plans to establish a new precision health research program within its Division of Intramural Research.
… on growing availability of large-scale genomic and health record data worldwide to advance the science of precision health. … (NHGRI) has announced plans to establish a new precision health research program within its Division of Intramural … in terms of discoveries about the genetic basis of health and disease,” said NHGRI Director Eric Green, M.D., …
News Release
NHGRI, NMNH and the NIH Foundation will present a symposium on the future of genomics, health, and the impact of genomics globally.
… (NMNH), and the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health will present a symposium on the future of genomics, health, and the impact of genomics globally. … the coming decade and aspects of its relevance for global health. The symposium will include an afternoon and an …
Research at NHGRI
The Center for Precision Health Research, formerly Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch, studies how health and disease are related to genetic, genomic and metabolic variation.
… The investigators in the Center for Precision Health Research (CPHR) develop and evaluate cutting edge … The Center for Precision Health Research (CPHR) (formerly the Medical Genomics and … of cutting edge genomic and informatic approaches to health. The investigators in CPHR study a broad spectrum of …
Research Funding
The Multi-Omics for Health and Disease Consortium aims to advance the application of multi-omic technologies to study health and disease in ancestrally diverse populations.
… Diabetes, and Kidney Disease: A Multi-Omics for Health and Disease Study Site Disease Study Site** Krzysztof … of California, San Diego Multi-Omics for Maternal Health after Preeclampsia Disease Study Site Joseph … Susan Fisher-Hoch, Absalon Gutierrez University of Texas, Health Science Center Houston Multi-omics for …
Educational Resources
A pedigree is a genetic representation of a family tree that diagrams the inheritance of a trait or disease though several generations.
… A pedigree is a genetic representation of a family tree that diagrams the inheritance of a trait or … Genotype, Inherited, Phenotype, Proband, Family History, Genetic Counseling … of a trait or health condition through generations of a family. The pedigree particularly shows the relationships …
Event
The NHGRI Center for Precision Health Research sponsors a monthly series of talks by intramural and special guest speakers on research relevant to the use of genomic data and large-scale electronic health record information to improve health.
… The NHGRI Center for Precision Health Research (CPHR) sponsors a monthly series of talks by … to the use of genomic data and large-scale electronic health record information to improve health. Speakers are selected by CPHR faculty and cover … Center for Precision Health Research Seminar Series …
Policy Issues
NHGRI wants to ensure that all populations benefit from the advances of genomics research.
… this research to benefit everyone more equally and improve health equity, it is important that the diversity of the … and genomics research. NHGRI is committed to improving health disparities through new and ongoing efforts across the … Genomics and Health Disparities Lecture Series A series of lectures to …
Research Funding
The Genomics-enabled Learning Health System (gLHS) Network aims to identify and advance approaches for integrating genomic information into existing learning health systems.
… Research Institute Boston, MA VA Office of Rural Health VA Office of Primary Care The VA Genomics Learning Health System: Implementing genomic medicine across diverse … 1U01HG013781-01 Adam Buchanan, M.P.H. Geisinger Health System Danville, PA Guthrie Clinic AtlantiCare Making …