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Clinical Research
A Longitudinal Natural History Study of Children with Mitochondrial Disease (at the NIH Clinical Center).
… level of independence. We will explain the need for those studies to you (your child). They may include imaging studies such as a DEXA or MRI scan, energy expenditure or … identifier in the search box: NCT01780168. To find all studies related to inborn errors of metabolism, type "inborn …
News Release
The Social Genomics Project aims to understand what people around the world think about the intersections between genomics, genetics and society.
… have encountered opportunities to participate in research studies through your healthcare provider, patient advocacy … of health information among family and friends, the use of genomic information to make important life and health …
Talking Glossary
Genetics is the branch of biology concerned with the study of inheritance, including the interplay of genes, DNA variation and their interactions with environmental factors.
… of inheritance, including the interplay of genes, DNA variation and their interactions with environmental factors. … of inheritance, including the interplay of genes, DNA variation and their interactions with environmental factors. … of inheritance, including the interplay of genes, DNA variation and their interactions with environmental factors. …
News Release
Researchers from the NHGRI-funded Impact of Genomic Variation on Function Consortium are exploring how genomic variation affects genome function.
… Researchers from the NHGRI-funded Impact of Genomic Variation on Function Consortium are exploring how genomic variation affects genome function. … hundreds of millions of these differences, known as genomic variants , that exist across the human population. … To understand the functional effects of genomic variation, the National Human Genomic Research Institute …
Careers and Training
The Health Disparities Unit (HDU) in the Social and Behavioral Research Branch (SBRB) of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) is recruiting a postdoctoral fellow interested in the study of the intersection of genomics, social determinants of health and health inequities.
… as societal issues of genomics, race and human genetic variation. … The unit studies sickle cell disease as a case study of a genetic … SBRB is to investigate approaches to translating new genomic knowledge and precision medicine into clinical … societal issues of genomics, race and human genetic variation …
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.
… Health Research (CPHR) develop and evaluate cutting edge genomic and informatic tools to improve the diagnosis, … Research Program to foster the development of cutting edge genomic and informatic approaches to health. The … a basic research level, in which investigators use genetic variation to identify pathways that can be targets for common …
Educational Resources
Genetic testing is the use of a laboratory test to look for genetic variations associated with a disease.
… Genetic Variation, Genetic Testing, Genetic Counselor, Newborn … performed in the context of medical care, ancestry studies or forensics. In a medical setting, the results of a …
News Release
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 mitochondrial disease may also … A new study highlights how genomic mutations that cause mitochondrial disease may also … A new study highlights how genomic mutations that cause mitochondrial disease may also …
News Release
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 … of studying diverse populations. By conducting functional studies of this locus in zebrafish and mice, researchers … The largest genomic study on type 2 diabetes in Africans to date has … The largest genomic study on type 2 diabetes in Africans to date has …
Fact Sheets
Genomics is the study of all of a person's genes (the genome), including interactions of those genes with each other and with the person's environment.
… that could be used for a broad range of biomedical studies. One such use is to look for the genetic variations … human DNA generated by the Human Genome Project and other genomic research, scientists and clinicians have more … a decade for a company to conduct the kinds of clinical studies needed to receive approval from the Food and Drug …