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Genetic Disorders
Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disease that causes the body to produce thick, sticky mucus that clogs the lungs, leads to infection, and blocks the pancreas.
… Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common, fatal genetic disease in the United States. About 30,000 people in the United States have the disease. CF causes the body to produce thick, sticky mucus … will be adapted to treat other organs affected by CF. Genetic Research May Lead to New Drugs to Treat Cystic …
News Release
Researchers with support from NIH will conduct research into the genetic underpinnings of Alzheimer's disease.
… National Institutes of Health to conduct research into the genetic underpinnings of Alzheimer's disease, analyzing how genome sequences-the order of chemical … contribute to increased risk or protect against the disease. The NIH awarded grants for using innovative new …
Research Training
Three-year residency program in medical genetics that trains physicians to diagnose, manage and counsel patients with genetic disorders.
… physicians to diagnose, manage and counsel patients with genetic disorders. … Genetics Residency Program exposes students to rare genetic disorders that might not be seen in a more typical … NIH provide extensive experience with common inherited / genetic diseases in both inpatient and outpatient settings …
Research Funding
A collaborative large-scale genome sequencing effort to identify rare risk and protective variants contributing to multiple common disease phenotypes.
… The Centers for Common Disease Genomics (CCDG) are a collaborative large-scale … and protective variants contributing to multiple common disease phenotypes. … variant discovery for enough different examples of disease architectures and study designs to better understand …
Educational Resources
Huntington's disease is an inherited disease characterized by the progressive loss of brain and muscle function.
… Huntington's Disease … Huntington's disease is an inherited disease characterized by the progressive loss of brain and … Huntington's Disease, Genetic Disease, Genes, Autosomal Dominant … Huntington’s disease is a rare inherited disorder associated with the …
For Patients and Families
​Genetic tests may be used to identify increased risks of health problems, to choose treatments, or to assess responses to treatments.
… Genetic testing uses laboratory methods to look at your … Genetic tests may be used to identify increased risks of … There are many different types of genetic tests. Genetic tests can help to: Diagnose disease Identify gene changes that are responsible for an … or manage your health. Predictive and pre-symptomatic genetic tests are used to find gene changes that increase a …
Genetic Disorders
Progeria is an extremely rare genetic disease of childhood characterized by dramatic, premature aging.
… Progeria is an extremely rare genetic disease of childhood characterized by dramatic, premature … Progeria is an extremely rare genetic disease of childhood characterized by dramatic, premature … A genetic test for Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome, also … child at a younger age and initiate treatment early in the disease process. This genetic test for Hutchinson-Gilford …
For Patients and Families
Neglected diseases are conditions that inflict severe health burdens on the world's poorest people.
… trypanosomiasis. Commonly called sleeping sickness, this disease is caused by a parasitic microbe transmitted by … Africa. American trypanosomiasis. Commonly called Chagas disease, this disease is caused by a parasitic microbe transmitted by … Specific prevention strategies vary from disease to disease. But experts agree that a good way to head …
Clinical Research
The Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Genetic Research Study explores the genetic factors contributing to ADHD to improve treatment in the future.
… The Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Genetic Research Study is exploring the genetic factors that contribute to ADHD, with the hope of … and research studies have suggested that there may be a genetic component to this disorder. Individuals diagnosed …
Fact Sheets
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).
… Genetics and genomics both play roles in health and disease. Genetics refers to the study of genes and the way … activities of cells and functions of the body. Examples of genetic or inherited disorders include cystic fibrosis (See: Learning About Cystic Fibrosis ), Huntington's disease ( Learning About Huntington's Disease ), and …