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Clinical Research
GENE-FORECAST® is developing a community cohort and resource for defining the significance of ancestry-related genomic variation in African-Americans.
… of Cardiovascular Disease in Africans Americans Study (GENE-FORECAST®) study is developing a community-based cohort and novel … the pathogenesis of CVD in AA. The specific goals of the study are: To examine the associations between common or … factors or CVD risk factors in AA. The study is designed to create a cohort amenable to nested …
News Release
Two grants will support studies on genomic literacy among Africans relating to research conducted in Africa by African investigators.
… is to develop a participant consent form for a diabetes study that better relays genetic concepts in terms that … in the Division of Genomic Medicine at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of NIH. "We hope that … Additional information about NHGRI can be found at www.genome.gov . The NIH Common Fund encourages collaboration and …
Clinical Research
NHGRI researchers work with patients and families to explore how genes cause or influence diseases, and develop more effective diagnostics and treatments.
… Researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) are working with patients … treatments. Deciding whether to participate in a clinical study is an important and personal process. Some reasons … Multiple Congenital Anomaly Syndromes Whole Genome Medical Sequencing for Genome Discovery Myocardial …
Genetic Disorders
Velocardiofacial syndrome is the most common syndrome associated with a cleft palate.
… similar faces (elongated face, almond-shaped eyes, wide nose, small ears); eye problems; feeding problems that …
Professional Development Programs
The JHU/NHGRI Genetic Counseling Training Program prepares students for a M.S in Genetic Counseling from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
… GCTP Program of Study …
Fact Sheets
Genetics refers to the study of genes and their roles in inheritance. Genomics refers to the study of all of a person's genes (the genome).
… play roles in health and disease. Genetics refers to the study of genes and the way that certain traits or conditions … from one generation to another. Genomics describes the study of all of a person's genes (the genome). … that describes the study of all of a person's genes (the genome), including interactions of those genes with each …
Staff
Abdel Elkahloun is an associate investigator in NHGRI's Office of Scientific Core Facilities.
… Dr. Paul Meltzer at the University of Michigan for the study of sarcomas and solid tumors and then joined the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) in 1993. At the NHGRI, Dr. … technology provider, the microarray core is involved in a wide range of projects looking at the characterizing of …
Educational Resources
Genomics refers to the study of the entire genome of an organism whereas genetics refers to the study of a particular gene.
… Genomics refers to the study of the entire genome of an organism whereas genetics refers to the study of a particular gene. … Genomics, Genes, Gene Expression, Human Genome Project … on studying all the DNA of an organism — that is, its genome. Such work includes identifying and characterizing all …
Genetic Disorders
Antiphospholipid Syndrome is a disorder characterized by elevated levels of antibodies that are associated with clots in the arteries and veins.
… and certain autoimmune diseases have also been noted in association with APS. Pulmonary hypertension (high blood … of the uterus to its normal size). Thrombocytopenia An association with immune thrombocytopenia (low platelets) has … conditions similar to multiple sclerosis. Evidence for an association with cognitive dysfunction is growing. Heart …
Clinical Research
FAQs for participants in the Autoinflammatory Diseases Study.
… panel sequencing) or looking at all 20,000 genes (exome or genome sequencing). Because this type of testing produces a … single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and deep sequencing for somatic … FAQs for participants in the Autoinflammatory Diseases Study. …