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NHGRI researchers have identified new genes associated with the Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) and some possible new therapies.
… "The discovery of new genes associated with ECD provides hope for improving the diagnoses of a disease that affects so many parts of the body. We also … were available for molecular testing, half had BRAF V600E gene mutations, which is sometimes seen in colon cancer, lung …
Research Funding
The centers define the state-of-the-art study designs and methods to find variants and genes underlying Mendelian disorders.
… Genome Research Institute funded the Centers for Mendelian Genomics (CMG) in 2011 with the charge to discover as many … as possible. In doing so, the CMGs will define the state-of-the-art study designs and methods to find the variants and … basis have yet to be discovered. Recent advances in genomics and bioinformatics have enabled the discovery of the …
About Genomics
The Human Genome Project was an inward voyage of discovery led by an international team of researchers looking to sequence and map all the genes of our species.
… The Human Genome Project (HGP) is one of the greatest scientific feats in history. The project was a voyage of biological discovery led by an international group of researchers looking to comprehensively study all of the … The Human Genome Project was an inward voyage of discovery led by an international team of researchers …
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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.
… Researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) project have … differences in an individual's genomic make-up can affect gene activity and contribute to disease. The new resource will enable scientists to examine the underlying genomics of many different human tissues and cells at the …
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Researchers have found powerful clues to why certain processes and systems in the mouse are so different from those in people.
… Looking across evolutionary time and the genomic landscapes of humans and mice, an international group of researchers has … from those in people. Building on years of mouse and gene regulation studies, they have developed a resource that can … Michael Snyder, Ph.D., director, Stanford Center for Genomics and Personalized Medicine, Stanford University, …
Talking Glossary
Scientific racism is a historical pattern of ideologies that generate pseudo-scientific racist beliefs.
… racism. Scientific racism is a historical pattern of ideologies that generate pseudo-scientific racist beliefs. … racism. Scientific racism is a historical pattern of ideologies that generate pseudo-scientific racist beliefs. … in the 19th and early 20th centuries were proponents of such ideologies. By the mid-20th century, …
Policy Issues
Scientific institutions are developing recommendations to support the responsible use of human gene-editing research.
… to facilitate decision-making for the responsible use of human genome-editing research. … In light of recent advances in gene-editing research and technologies, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) launched an … 1 , 2 Because CRISPR is an important tool for basic genomics research, NHGRI currently conducts and funds …
Fact Sheet
Gene therapy for sickle cell disease is available to you through FDA-approved therapies and through clinical trials.
… Gene therapy for sickle cell disease is available to you … ), and through clinical trials . While there are a number of clinical trials for sickle cell gene therapy, the journey can be similar across all … to a certain trial, you should learn about: Phases of a clinical trial. Study outcome(s). How researchers will …
Staff
Rebecca Hong is a scientific program analyst in the Policy and Program Analysis Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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… development, and project management. The focus areas of her work are FDA regulation of genomic technologies and U.S. science policy legislation. … Rebecca Hong, genomic policy, FDA regulation, genomic technology, legislation, AIDS research, … Rebecca Hong, genomic policy, FDA regulation, genomic technology, legislation, AIDS research, …
Educational Resources
A repressor is a protein that turns off the expression of one or more genes.
… A repressor is a protein that turns off the expression of one or more genes. … Gene, Gene Expression, Gene Regulation, Messenger RNA (mRNA), … A repressor, as related to genomics, is a protein that inhibits the expression of one or more genes. The repressor protein works by binding …