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Researchers have released a new high-quality collection of reference human genome sequences that captures substantially more diversity from different human populations than what was previously available.
… Researchers have released a new high-quality collection of reference human genome sequences … Researchers have released a new high-quality collection of reference human genome sequences … Researchers have released a new high-quality collection of reference human genome sequences …
Talking Glossary
GMO (short for “genetically modified organism”) is a plant, animal or microbe in which one or more changes have been made to the genome, typically using high-tech genetic engineering, in an attempt to alter the characteristics of an organism.
… more changes have been made to the genome, typically using high-tech genetic engineering, in an attempt to alter the … more changes have been made to the genome, typically using high-tech genetic engineering, in an attempt to alter the … more changes have been made to the genome, typically using high-tech genetic engineering, in an attempt to alter the …
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Dr. Douglas Stewart is an associate investigator in NHGRI's Center for Precision Health Research.
… disorder. Dr. Stewart is leading a project which uses new high-throughput sequencing technologies to identify, catalog … tumor-predisposition disorders, neurofibromatosis, high-throughput sequencing technologies …
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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.
… identification of genomic variants associated with blood lipid levels. … of genomic variants that are strongly associated with blood lipid levels and generated a polygenic risk score to … Lipids are fat-like substances that can be found in blood and body tissues. They come in two major forms — …
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Dr. Pamela Schwartzberg is a adjunct investigator in NHGRI's Genetic Disease Research Branch.
… to form germinal centers, the site of generation of high affinity antibodies and long-lived humoral immunity, and … Pamela Schwartzberg, white blood cells, immune system, infection, immunization …
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Dr. James Thomas is the acting director for the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC).
… Sergeev YV, Blain D, Hufnagel RB, Cogliati T, Brooks BP. High-throughput custom capture sequencing identifies novel … James Thomas, NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC), high-throughput sequencing, comparative genomics, data …
Statement
NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D, Ph.D., provides remarks for the May 10, 2023 media briefing about the new high-quality collection of reference human genome sequences that captures substantially more diversity from different human populations than what was previously available.
… Health. Today, we announce a major advance in generating a high-quality human pangenome reference . This pangenome … for advancing the field in an equitable way. Having a high-quality human pangenome reference that increasingly … remarks for the May 10, 2023 media briefing about the new high-quality collection of reference human genome sequences …
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NIH researchers identified gene variants that cause a rare syndrome of sporadic fevers, skin rashes and recurring strokes, beginning early in childhood.
… of the same gene in patients with a similar type of blood vessel inflammation. … only to a diagnosis, but to fundamental new insights into blood vessel disease. In their study, which appears in the … of DADA2 has treatment implications. As an alternative to high doses of steroids, which produce profound side effects, …
Funding Opportunities
The NHGRI Genomic Innovator Awards support highly innovative work by early career genomics investigators who are part of consortia or other team-science efforts. All awardees work on critical, emerging topics in genomics. These awards recognize creative endeavors with great potential to accelerate future genomics research.
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Type 2 diabetes is a disease that affects ten percent of the world's population, but the genetics underlying the disease remain poorly understood.
… National Institute on Aging; the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute; and the National Institute on Minority … Type 2 diabetes, diabetes, genetics and diabetes, blood sugar testing, genetic risk, Francis Collins research …