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The Undiagnosed Diseases Network accelerates discovery and innovation in how we diagnose and treat patients with previously undiagnosed diseases.
… applicants due to the complex nature of the body and the diseases being investigated. However, they do fully review … level of diagnosis and care for patients with undiagnosed diseases through the development of common protocols designed … (UDP) was organized and established by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), the National …
News Release
Scientists from the 1000 Genomes Project Consortium has created the world's largest catalog of genomic differences among humans.
… them establish why some people are susceptible to various diseases. … harmless, some are beneficial, while others contribute to diseases and conditions, ranging from cognitive disabilities … in addition to new methods of prevention. The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National …
Genetic Disorders
Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease is a genetic disorder characterized by the growth of numerous cysts in both kidneys.
… as the liver and pancreas; abnormalities of blood vessels (vascular system) such as high blood pressure (hypertension) … National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases MedlinePlus Genetics Home Reference PKD Foundation …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics is illuminating human and family origins at a level not previously possible.
… Genomics is illuminating human and family origins at a level not previously possible. … your ancestors, both near and distant? Advances since the Human Genome Project allow us to compare genome sequences … among the most common questions that humans ponder. The Human Genome Project produced a reference human genome …
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NHGRI researchers have successfully used facial recognition software to diagnose a rare, genetic disease in known as DiGeorge syndrome.
… Researchers with the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National … early interventions and provide better medical care. "Human malformation syndromes appear different in different … of physical traits of people with many different inherited diseases around the world, including Asia, the Indian …
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Addressing the COVID-19 pandemic and what it means to the pediatric mitochondrial disease community.
Research Funding
The Multi-Omics for Health and Disease Consortium aims to advance the application of multi-omic technologies to study health and disease in ancestrally diverse populations.
… practices, and standards that can be generalized across diseases and populations. It will also generate a … diverse populations; 2) persons with and without specific diseases; 3) harmonized and standardized phenotypic and … NIH awards $50.3 million for “multi-omics” research on human health and disease September 12, 2023 …
News Release
NIH researchers have discovered a rare and sometimes lethal inflammatory disease - otulipenia - that primarily affects young children.
… to the work were researchers from the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the National Institute of Arthritis and … not been previously linked to clinical disorders of the human immune system," said Ivona Aksentijevich, M.D., staff …
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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.
… tens of thousands of microbial species that live in or on human beings - the human microbiome - they would find therapies for a host of diseases. As it turned out, the problem isn't that simple: … Now, in the second phase of the Human Microbiome Project, three research teams funded by the …
Policy Issues
Federally-funded research with human participants must comply with regulations that protect the rights and welfare of the participants.
… The use of human participants in biomedical, clinical and … or other methods. All federally-funded research with human participants such as that supported by NIH must comply … All research with human participants supported by the United States government, … is subject to the Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Research Subjects, or 'Common Rule' ( Code of Federal …