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NHGRI commemorates 20th anniversary of White House event announcing draft human genome sequence
On June 26, 2000, nearly 10 years into the 13-year project, President Bill Clinton announced an important milestone for the Human Genome Project at a major White House ceremony.
… Prabarna Ganguly, Ph.D. …
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Language used by researchers to describe human populations has evolved over the last 70 years
In an article published in the American Journal of Human Genetics, researchers have found that words scientists use to describe populations have changed from 1949 to 2018.
… Prabarna Ganguly, Ph.D. …
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Diverse genome sequences provide a powerful tool for studying risk of heart disease
In a large-scale study of people from diverse ancestries, researchers narrowed down the number of genomic variants that are strongly associated with blood lipid levels and generated a polygenic risk score to predict elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, a major risk factor for heart disease.
… Prabarna Ganguly, Ph.D. …
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NIH providing $185 million for research to advance understanding of how human genome functions
The newly launched Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF) consortium to include 30 U.S. sites.
… Prabarna Ganguly, Ph.D. …
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NIH researchers find many people want secondary genomic findings after initially refusing
A study published NIH researchers revealed that about half of individuals who said they don’t want to receive secondary genomic findings changed their mind after their healthcare provider gave them more detailed information.
… Prabarna Ganguly, Ph.D. …
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NIH funds new effort to discover genetic causes of single-gene disorders
NIH will award nearly $80 million to support the establishment of the Mendelian Genomics Research Consortium and the development of novel methods and approaches that help researchers identify the genetic causes of single-gene diseases.
… Prabarna Ganguly, Ph.D. …
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NIH researchers expand Families SHARE, an educational genomics workbook
NHGRI researchers have developed the Families Sharing Health Assessment and Risk Evaluation (SHARE) workbook, which helps people use their family history to assess their risk for heart disease, diabetes, breast cancer and colorectal cancer.
… Prabarna Ganguly, Ph.D. …
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NIH funds centers to improve the role of genomics in assessing and managing disease risk
eMERGE Network will support multiple clinical sites and a coordinating center with $75 million over five years.
… Prabarna Ganguly, Ph.D. …
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Bill Gahl receives HHS Career Achievement Award
Dr. Gahl honored for his leading efforts to diagnose and treat individuals with rare and undiagnosed diseases.
… Prabarna Ganguly, Ph.D. …
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Genomic variation causing common autoinflammatory disease may increase resilience to bubonic plague
NHGRI researchers have discovered that Mediterranean populations may be more susceptible to an autoinflammatory disease because of evolutionary pressure to survive the bubonic plague.
… Prabarna Ganguly, Ph.D. …