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Researchers explored patients', parents' and physicians' perspectives on the use of CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing to reverse sickle cell disease.
… and anemia as well as damage to their hearts, lungs and kidneys. Some common themes emerged from the 15 focus groups. …
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Effort to accelerate understanding of the molecular basis of cancer using genome analysis technologies, including large-scale genome sequencing.
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NIH researchers have uncovered a key factor in understanding the elevated cancer risk associated with gene therapy.
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Scientists set their sights on chromatin - the DNA-protein complex that packages DNA into chromosomes in the cell - to better understand how the genome works.
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Several NIH Institutes, Offices and Centers partnered to host a two-day virtual workshop on May 28-29, 2024, to further explore the recommendations from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) 2023 report, Using Population Descriptors in Genetics and Genomics Research: A New Framework for an Evolving Field, with regards to legacy genomic data. 
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The Metabolic, Cardiovascular and Inflammatory Disease Genomics Branch studies the genomic and social determinants of complex diseases.
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NIH researchers have created a data resource show how differences in an individual's genome can affect gene activity and contribute to disease.
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Dr. Michael Smith is a program director in the Division of Genome Sciences at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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Dr. Amy Bentley is a Staff Scientist with the NHGRI's Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health.