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Research at NHGRI
The Division of Intramural Research conducts scientific studies in NHGRI's labs on and around the NIH campus in Bethesda, Md.
… disease genes, including those implicated in cancer, diabetes, premature aging, hereditary deafness, various …
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A collaborative large-scale genome sequencing effort to identify rare risk and protective variants contributing to multiple common disease phenotypes.
… diseases (irritable bowel disorder, asthma, Type-1 diabetes). CCDG studies have been limited to the nine …
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Charles Rotimi, Ph.D., was awarded the Academy Medal for Distinguished Contributions in Biomedical Science by the New York Academy of Medicine. This honor, established in 1929, recognizes investigators with sustained and impactful accomplishments in biomedical research and an interest in translating these findings to advance human health.
… tools to understand metabolic disorders such as obesity, diabetes, and hypertension in different populations, with a … natural selection and health conditions such as type 2 diabetes, obesity, and hypertension. His group is exploring …
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Genomic variants that increase risk of kidney disease are found in nearly one-third of West Africans
A study from researchers at National Institutes of Health (NIH) and their collaborators revealed a significant genetic risk factor for kidney disease in people of West African ancestry.
… early stages of the disease. Additionally, for people with diabetes or hypertension, there is a greater risk for … M.D., program director at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) and …
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The PAGE Consortium investigates ancestrally diverse populations to gain a better understanding of how genetic factors influence susceptibility to disease.
… variants, variant annotation, and specific traits (lipids, diabetes/obesity, CHD/ECG, cancer, hypertension/kidney, … on cancer, cardiovascular disease, lipids, obesity, type 2 diabetes, menopause/menarche, the Metabochip and …
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Researchers from the NHGRI-funded Impact of Genomic Variation on Function Consortium are exploring how genomic variation affects genome function.
… the blood to an energy source for the body. In people with diabetes, the body stops making and/or stops responding to … cell model not only because beta cells are relevant to diabetes but also because researchers can observe the dynamic … to help control the disease. It’s the missing piece in the diabetes puzzle.” The work being done by Dr. Carter and …
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… Collaborators Griffin Rodgers, M.D. National Institutes of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH Project: … Neutropenia Anne Sumner, M.D. National Institutes of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH Project: Genetics of Obesity, Diabetes, and Heart Disease in African Dias pora Populations …
Research at NHGRI
The Metabolic, Cardiovascular and Inflammatory Disease Genomics Branch studies the genomic and social determinants of complex diseases.
… distributed by ethnicity and geography (e.g., diabetes, hypertension, heart and kidney disease, scleroderma …
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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).
… study of complex diseases such as heart disease, asthma, diabetes, and cancer because these diseases are typically … the United States (for example, heart disease, cancer and diabetes. See: Leading Causes of Death [cdc.gov]). All human … and exercise plans to prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes in people who carry genetic predispositions to …
Research at NHGRI
An international investigation into the genetics of severe acute malnutrition in children.
… and childhood health priorities, such as anthropometry, diabetes, and obesity. Beyond the scope of understanding …