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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.
… at the Intersections of Environment, Diabetes, and Kidney Disease: A Multi-Omics for Health and Disease Study … Ali Gharavi Columbia University Multi-Omics for Chronic Kidney Disease Disease Study Site Louise Laurent*, Kathryn …
FAQ
Questions and answers from the September 26, 2022, Multi-Omics for Health and Disease Consortium Pre-Application Webinar.
Fact Sheet
Pharmacogenomics is a growing area of genomic medicine that uses a patient's genomic information to help healthcare providers select the medications and dosages that are predicted to work best in each patient.
Research at NHGRI
The NHGRI Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch identifies and study genes that contribute to cancer susceptibility and progression.
… that lead, specifically, to fast-growing and aggressive tumors. Formation or production of tumors-tumorigenesis-can result from genomic alterations that … Identifies somatic genomic alterations that drive sporadic tumors using whole-exome and whole-genome sequencing …
News Release
NHGRI researchers seek help from people with Sickle Cell Disease to find the factors - environmental, social and genetic - that impact the severity of symptoms.
… can experience excruciating pain all over their bodies, kidney problems, higher risk of stroke and in rare cases, …
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NHGRI researchers recently published a study using virtual reality simulations to investigate how clinicians might use a type of genomic risk information called polygenic risk scores in medical care.
… medical students are more likely to recommend observing kidney function and screening for diabetes in response to the … medical students were more likely to recommend monitoring kidney function when taking over-the-counter medication if …
News Release
Researchers have now identified three health conditions for which people with SCT are at increased risk.
… They include pulmonary embolism , proteinuria and chronic kidney disease . Findings from this first comprehensive … risk for pulmonary embolism, proteinuria and chronic kidney disease. They also found a moderate level of evidence … results. "Our study did find that SCT is a risk factor for kidney disease, but there is insufficient evidence to show …
Event
The Genomics and Health Disparities Lecture Series was formed to enhance opportunities for dialogue about how innovations in genomics research and technology can impact health disparities. Topics will range from basic science to translational research.
… National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases and the National Institute on Minority Health …
News Release
NIH Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health is participating in the H3Africa Consortium's effort to develop an African-specific genotyping array.
… with these genetic mutations have a higher risk of kidney disease. …
News Release
Investigators with The Cancer Genome Atlas have discovered genomic differences in head and neck cancers caused by infection with the human papillomavirus.
… head and neck cancers, noticeably in oropharyngeal tumors, has created an even greater sense of urgency in the … behind the mouth. "We're uncovering differences between tumors with and without HPV infection, and these new data are … the study, researchers performed genomic analyses on 279 tumors - head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC) - …