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A new study highlights how genomic mutations that cause mitochondrial disease may also compromise affected people's immune response.
… A new study highlights how genomic mutations that cause … M.D., senior author and investigator at the National Human Genome Research Institute. Related Resources Cytochrome c … Training docs to be researchers, too... The NIH MINI Study: Metabolism, Infection and Immunity in Inborn Errors of …
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Using a virtual reality buffet, researchers studied the hundreds of small decisions mothers make while selecting food for their children.
… to make healthier choices. The findings, by National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) researchers, were published … Stronger Messages Means Smaller Portions "In this study, we found that individuals who received the strongest … most effective ways to deliver genomic information. In the study, 221 overweight or obese mothers entered a virtual …
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NIH researchers have uncovered a key factor in understanding the elevated cancer risk associated with gene therapy.
… gene therapy for humans. Researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of NIH, published … gene therapy applications. But one prior study did find an association between AAV and the occurrence of liver cancer. … additional experiments to detect where in the mouse genome the AAV vector delivered the corrected gene and how …
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Dr. Sergey Koren is an associate Investigator in the Genome Informatics Section of the Center for Genomics and Data Science Research.
… Dr. Koren is an associate investigator in the Genome Informatics Section, Computational and Statistical Genomics Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute. After completing his M.S., Dr. … Analysis and Countermeasures Center (NBACC) where he led genome assembly development and pioneered the use of …
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A new study by researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) is challenging traditional practices for validating DNA sequencing results.
… A new study by researchers at the National Human Genome Research … that is typically used to confirm NGS results. The study may have important implications for the DNA sequencing … The current standard "best practice" in some clinical genome sequencing laboratories requires positive NGS findings …
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The Social Genomics Project aims to understand what people around the world think about the intersections between genomics, genetics and society.
… . Today, researchers with the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) are harnessing the power of … the Social Genomics Project. "Now we are trying to get a wide representation of people, and social media can help us … National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) exhibit, Genome: Unlocking Life's Code, played a role in participant …
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Diverse populations are still underrepresented in public genomic databases, according to a new study by researchers from the NIH and Harvard Medical School.
… in public genomic databases, according to a new study by researchers from the National Institutes of Health … to European populations in two public databases, the Genome-Wide Association Study Catalog (GWAS) and the database of … in public genomic databases, according to a new study by researchers from the NIH and Harvard Medical School. …
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Dr. Randy Chandler is an associate investigator in the Organic Acid Research Section of the Metabolic Medicine Branch in NHGRI.
… mRNA therapy and the other, AAV-mediated nuclease-free genome editing. In addition, he is a member of NCATS’s … gene therapy approaches, such as AAV gene delivery, genome editing, and mRNA therapy, to cure rare genetic … Kay MA, Barzel A, Venditti CP. Promoterless, nuclease-free genome editing confers a growth advantage for corrected …
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The largest genomic study on type 2 diabetes in Africans to date has recently been published in Nature Communications and reports the most recent findings of the ongoing Africa America Diabetes Mellitus (AADM) study that has been led by Dr. Charles Rotimi for over two decades.
… The largest genomic study on type 2 diabetes in Africans to date has recently … of the ongoing Africa America Diabetes Mellitus (AADM) study that has been led by Dr. Charles Rotimi for over two … The present study, co-first-authored by Dr. Adebowale Adeyemo of … stewardship of the multi-country, multi-institutional AADM study has included Dr. Ayo Doumatey, Dr. Guanjie Chen, Jie …
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National Institutes of Health researchers have discovered a specific network of proteins that is necessary to restore hearing in zebrafish through cell regeneration. The study may inform the development of treatments for hearing loss in humans.
… Study shows the role of transcription factors in facilitating … Burgess, Ph.D., senior investigator in the National Human Genome Research Institute’s (NHGRI) Translational and Functional Genomics Branch, led the study in collaboration with researchers Ivan Ovcharenko, …