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Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a molecule that contains the biological instructions that make each species unique.
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NIH-backed African scientists are engaged in a global research endeavor to understand the genetic basis of disease in all populations.
… equipment can also hinder research progress. "The supply chain represents a big problem...and we are dependent on …
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Dr. Paul Liu is a senior investigator in NHGRI's Translational and Functional Genomics Branch.
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… and MYH11 , the gene encoding smooth muscle myosin heavy chain (SMMHC) (Liu et al., Science 1993). To study the fusion … transcription factor CBFb/PEBP2b and a myosin heavy chain in acute myelomonocytic leukemia. Science , …
Genetic Disorders
Antiphospholipid Syndrome is a disorder characterized by elevated levels of antibodies that are associated with clots in the arteries and veins.
… tests, or immunoassays, in which an antigen-antibody reaction is used to detect the antibodies. In contrast, lupus …
Educational Resources
Transfer RNA (tRNA) is a small RNA molecule that participates in protein synthesis.
… between the messenger RNA (mRNA) molecule and the growing chain of amino acids that make up a protein. Each time an amino acid is added to the chain, a specific tRNA pairs with its complementary sequence …
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​Pharmacogenomics combines the science of how drugs work, called pharmacology, with the science of the human genome, called genomics.​
… genetic variant that makes them more likely to have a bad reaction to the drug. Another example is the breast cancer …
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NIH grants aim to gauge if genomics can be used to help diagnose diabetes, manage heart disease and guide cancer clinicians to the most effective drugs.
Research Funding
A list of expired funding opportunities from the NHGRI Division of Medicine (DGM).
… Research (R01) PAR-16-274  Serious Adverse Drug Reaction Research (R21) PAR-16-275  Serious Adverse Drug Reaction Research (R01) PAR-16-435 Genomics of HIV/AIDS Drug … Research (R01) PAR-16-274  Serious Adverse Drug Reaction Research (R21) PAR-16-275  Serious Adverse Drug …
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Genome-wide association studies involve scanning markers across the genomes of many people to find genetic variations associated with a particular disease​.
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The goat has contributed its DNA to a new method for high-quality, low-cost genome reconstruction, one that will be useful for reading human and other genomes.