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A microbiome is all of the genetic material found in a microbe, such as a bacterium, fungal cell or virus.
… article discusses the possible role of microorganisms in diabetes and insulin resistance and efforts to understand … have anything to do with bacteria, including obesity and diabetes. Explore the Human Microbiome By Christine Gormanj …
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Researchers sequence the genomes of healthy participants, then analyze the data to find presumed, mutations that might lead to a genetic condition.
… Institute; Kristina Rother, M.D., National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; David Cooper, … National Cancer Institute, and the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). NHGRI is … a component of the NIH, conducts and supports research on diabetes and other endocrine and metabolic diseases; …
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Two grants will support studies on genomic literacy among Africans relating to research conducted in Africa by African investigators.
… The goal is to develop a participant consent form for a diabetes study that better relays genetic concepts in terms … plan to test this on participants enrolling in a diabetes study. The Nigeria project could impact how consent …
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Dr. Bettie Graham was the division director for NHGRI's Division of Extramural Operations.
… Task Force on Animals Models Appropriate for Research on Diabetes Mellitus and Its Complications. Diabetes , Vol. 31, Supplement 1: 1 102, 1982. Graham, B. J., …
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Antwi-Boasiako Oteng is a Research Fellow at the Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health.
… effects on systemic glucose homeostasis in obesity and diabetes. …
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Research studies are now using polygenic risk scores to determine a person’s inherited risk for certain diseases, but there are inconsistencies in how these scores are calculated. NHGRI has published guidelines in Nature for how these scores should be reported.
… a person's inherited risk for diseases like Type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease and breast cancer, which … Institute, University of Cambridge, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute and Health Data Research, U.K. …
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Researchers have conducted the first study to look at the genomic underpinnings of obesity in continental Africans and African Americans.
… and morbidity by increasing a person's risk of developing diabetes, hypertension, heart disease and some cancers. While … by NHGRI and supported by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, the Center for …
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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. 
… Child Health and Human Development National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases National Institute …
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Final outcomes from the most comprehensive analysis to-date of humans and their microbiomes definitively link microbes and microbial activities with health problems.
… manage IBD," said Huttenhower.  Preemptive strike: Type 2 diabetes in its early stage Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is nearing epic proportions in the world and … to healthy participants, but still effective. Since type 2 diabetes is linked to immune system-related stresses, the …
The Genomics Landscape
In the March 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the newly appointed Dr. Chris Gunter's role as Senior Advisor for Genomics Engagement as well as the 30 oral histories to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the launch of the Human Genome Project.
… gene changes Genetic profile may predict chance of type 2 diabetes among women with gestational diabetes How a tiny and strange marine animal produces …