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NIH researchers and collaborators have found that that sickle cell trait is prevalent among diverse human populations.
… known as having sickle cell trait , increases the risk of blood clots, a risk that is the same among diverse human … with sickle cell trait.  The study, published in Blood Advances , was led by researchers at National Human … the relationship between sickle cell trait and blood clots have only included individuals of African genetic …
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Researchers used whole genome sequence data to investigate the origin of the mutation that causes "sickling" of red blood cells.
… the origin of the mutation that causes sickling of red blood cells, which reduces their ability to carry oxygen and … the origin of the mutation that causes "sickling" of red blood cells. ​ … the origin of the mutation that causes "sickling" of red blood cells. …
Health
GenomeEd is a free repository of high-quality genomics educational resources for group instruction or self-directed learning by healthcare professionals and educators.
… GenomeEd is a free repository of high-quality genomics educational resources for group … GenomeEd welcomes submissions of high-quality genomics educational resources from all … GenomeEd is a free repository of high-quality genomics educational resources for group …
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NHGRI and other NIH institutes recently participated in the high-energy science communications contest called the Three-minute Talk.
… National Institutes of Health recently participated in a high-energy science communications contest called the … NHGRI and other NIH institutes recently participated in the high-energy science communications contest called the … NHGRI and other NIH institutes recently participated in the high-energy science communications contest called the …
Fact Sheets
Newborn screening tests use a dried blood sample collected during the first week after birth to measure the presence of disease biomarkers.
… Newborn screening tests use a dried blood sample collected during the first week after birth to … all of the current newborn screening tests use a dried blood sample collected during the first week after birth to … and storing newborn genome sequences versus newborn blood specimens? Clinicians, scientists, bioethicists and …
Staff
Dr. David Bodine is the chief of and senior investigator in NHGRI's Genetics and Molecular Biology Branch.
… After postdoctoral work at NIH's National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Dr. Bodine founded the Hematopoiesis Section … College in 2013 for his contributions to the genetics of blood disorders. As a graduate student, he was the recipient … National Disease Research Interchange and the Wisconsin Blood Center. Dr. Bodine is an active member of the American …
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The goat has contributed its DNA to a new method for high-quality, low-cost genome reconstruction, one that will be useful for reading human and other genomes.
… its DNA to a study that presents a new method for high-quality, low-cost genome reconstruction. In addition to … contributed DNA to a study that presents a new method for high-quality, low-cost genome reconstruction. Credit: Brian L … research. "Now that we've proven these methods produce high-quality genome reconstructions, they can be applied to …
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Among the 24 chromosomes that make up the human genome, the Y chromosome is unique for its highly repetitive structure. Scientists are studying the Y and its unusual features to better understand human health and disease.
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Dr. James Inglese is an adjunct investigator in NHGRI's Metabolic Medicine Branch.
… High throughput technologies enable assays of biochemical, … an experimentally efficient and reproducible manner. These high throughput screening, or HTS, assays enable the … James Inglese, high-throughput screening, large synthetic compound …
Media Advisory
With the publication of 16 high-quality reference genomes from across vertebrates, the Vertebrate Genome Project establishes standards for biodiversity genomics and reports discoveries in comparative biology, conservation, and health research
… the echidna and the platypus. With the publication of 16 high quality reference genomes from across vertebrates, the … methods such as better long-read sequencing to achieve high-quality near-complete genomes for the nearly 71,000 … With the publication of 16 high-quality reference genomes from across vertebrates, the …