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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.
… to compromise the adoption of polygenic risk scores in clinical care. To address this concern, the research teams, funded … in their studies. This framework — created by NHGRI’s Clinical Genome Resource's (ClinGen) Complex Disease Working … polygenic risk scores, clinical care, ClinGen, Erin Ramos …
Leadership Initiatives
The Genomics and Health Disparities Interest Group provides a forum to connect individuals from different scientific disciplines across the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and researchers in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area engaged in genomics and health disparities research, as well as provide opportunities for professional development, networking and community engagement.Â
… role of genomics in disease risk and its integration into clinical care is increasingly important to critically examine how new … health disparities, disease risk, clinical care, interest groups …
Health FAQ
Discuss these questions with your doctor or health care provider.
… Discuss these questions with your doctor or clinical trial team. … materials to talk with your healthcare provider or a clinical trial team. … be different for each available gene therapies, including clinical trials. However, there are a few general criteria … you are eligible and decide to receive  gene therapy, your clinical team and healthcare providers will make a plan for …
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Dr. William Gahl, NHGRI Clinical Director, gave the Samuel Pruzansky Memorial Lecture on March 23 for the March of Dimes Clinical Genetics Conference.
… Dr. William Gahl, clinical director at the National Human Genome Research … Lecture on March 23 in Phoenix for the March of Dimes Clinical Genetics Conference, he wanted to inspire. "As … established in 2014. The UDN has created a network of clinical centers that receives patient applications, reviews …
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The Clinical Sequencing Exploratory Research Consortium has offered an ethical framework to guide pediatricians in pursuing clinical sequencing studies.
… In a new analysis, a working group of the Clinical Sequencing Exploratory Research (CSER) Consortium … an ethical framework to guide pediatricians in pursuing clinical sequencing studies, interpreting results, and, … in 2010 to speed the integration of genomics into clinical medicine, is funded by the National Human Genome …
Event
NHGRI is conducting three Zoom-based listening sessions to help gather information from the national medical genetics community regarding the current and future state of the medical geneticist workforce.
… community regarding the current and future state of the clinical geneticist workforce. We will conduct these sessions … views regarding key challenges and potential solutions in clinical genetics and genomics, as well as to determine … The Clinical Geneticist Workforce: Challenges and Opportunities …
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A new genome-based technology for demystifying undiagnosed illnesses - even rare childhood diseases - is moving into general medical practice.
… how rapidly the use of genome sequencing has moved into clinical practice," said NHGRI Director Eric D. Green, M.D., … Several thousand physicians already have ordered clinical genome or exome sequencing (CGES) for their … as we begin to integrate genome sequencing into the care of patients," said Dr. Robert Green, who leads the …
Staff
Dr. Leslie Biesecker is a clinical and molecular geneticist in and the chief of NHGRI's Center for Precision Health Research.
… Dr. Biesecker is a clinical and molecular geneticist and is the chief of the … in pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin, and in clinical and molecular genetics at the University of … the interpretation and return of results. He co-directs a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Ammendments (CLIA)-certified …
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Clinical applications of genomics in neurology and psychiatry will be the focus of the 2014 lecture series Genomics in Medicine at Suburban Hospital.
… Clinical applications of genomics in neurology and psychiatry … part of lecture program launched in 2011 to enhance health-care professionals' understanding of the intersection between … the importance of translating genomic science into clinical care. "Physicians are inspired by genomics but need …
Staff
Cynthia Tifft, M.D., Ph.D. is the deputy clinical director for the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… Human Genome Research Institute where she serves as deputy clinical director and directs the Pediatric Undiagnosed … and undiagnosed diseases.  For many years, Dr. Tifft's clinical and research interests have been lysosomal disorders … Diseases Program, Dr. Tifft coordinates the selection and clinical evaluation of children whose diagnoses have long …