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Dr. Carolyn M. Hutter was the director of the Division of Genome Sciences at the National Human Genome Research Institute.​
… consortia work for genome-wide association studies and on gene-environment interactions for cancer and other complex diseases. Dr. … TA, Green ED. Nat Rev Genet . 2018 Mar;19(3):175-185.  Gene-environment interactions in cancer epidemiology: a National …
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Three research teams funded by NIH gather data at the most basic molecular levels about the biological processes that make up the human microbiome.
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NHGRI researchers and colleagues are calling for health disparities research that focuses on the microbiome.
… -- are both influenced by people's environments and social interactions. As a result, the microbiome and health …
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Two grants will support studies on genomic literacy among Africans relating to research conducted in Africa by African investigators.
… a project to determine Ethiopians' understanding of gene-environment interactions, with a goal of also increasing awareness about …
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A list of expired funding opportunities from the NHGRI Division of Medicine (DGM).
… Procurement Center (BPC) Supporting the Developmental Gene Expression (dGTEx) Project (U24 Clinical Trial Not … PAR-11-032  Methods and Approaches for Detection of Gene-Environment Interactions in Human Disease (R21) Release Date: … PAR-11-032  Methods and Approaches for Detection of Gene-Environment Interactions in Human Disease (R21) Release …
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CRGGH uses genomic tools to understand the pathobiology of metabolic disorders, including obesity, hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, and kidney disease.
… metabolism and excretion (ADME) of pharmaceutical drugs. Gene expression RT-PCR for genes of interest using Applied … chemistry on BIO-RAD instruments (MyiQ). Whole genome gene expression array, such as the GeneChip® Human genome … all common variants in a pre-specified region (e.g., gene) are evaluated individually. Second, a union procedure …
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Mothers may be able to reduce guilt over their children's inherited obesity guilt by being more careful in the future about their children's diet.
… and the genetic risk factors are complex. They include gene-gene interactions, gene-environment interactions and gene expression. Moreover, Dr. …
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Dr. Susan Persky is an associate investigator in the Social and Behavioral Research Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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… complex health conditions like obesity and diabetes in interactions between healthcare providers and patients and in … of the broader genomics-related media and cultural environment on individuals' beliefs about weight, eating … communicating complex concepts related to processes like gene-environment interactions, polygenic risk, genomic …
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NHGRI researchers investigated the Behcet's disease using Illumina's Immunochip.