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Nucleic acids are large biomolecules that play essential roles in all cells and viruses.
… Nucleotide, Genetic Code, DNA, Deoxyribonucleic Acid, Gene Expression … A major function of nucleic acids involves the storage and expression of genomic information. Deoxyribonucleic acid, or …
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, Genes, Gene Expression, Human Genome Project …
News Release
NHGRI is awarding Genomic Innovator Awards to nine institutions to support the research of 12 early career scientists in the field of genomics. The awards will total up to $27 million over five years.
… Jessica Chong, Ph.D. University of Washington, Seattle Use quantitative models and machine learning to improve links … Genomic Innovator Awards, human biology, quantitative models, machine learning, personalized medicine, …
Clinical Research
The INSIGHTS study is exploring sickle cell disease in adults.
… Health Information About Sickle Cell Disease Sickle Cell Trait National Human Genome Research Institute - Learning … Disorder, Clinical Trial, Research Study, Sickle Cell Trait …
News Release
NIH researchers have successfully identified differences in gene activity in the brains of people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The study, led by scientists at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), found that individuals diagnosed with ADHD had differences in genes that code for known chemicals that brain cells use to communicate.
… specific genes are turned on or off, also known as gene expression . They studied two connected brain regions … closer to understanding how genomic differences alter gene expression in the brain and contribute to ADHD symptoms. With … types of genomic studies are pointing towards the expression of the same genes,” said Gustavo Sudre, Ph.D., …
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Dr. Paul Liu is a senior investigator in NHGRI's Translational and Functional Genomics Branch.
… respectively) that form a dimer for DNA binding and gene expression regulation, are frequent targets of such … of Ro5-3335 as an inhibitor of CBF leukemia through quantitative high-throughput screen against RUNX1-CBFß … stem cells generated by non-integrating plasmid expression. Cell Stem Cell, 10:337-44. 2012. [ PubMed ] Zhao …
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the newly developed polygenic risk scores webpage, which provides graphical and textual information about polygenic risk scores, describes polygenic traits, introduces how polygenic risk scores can be calculated, and explains how such scores can be interpreted.
Educational Resources
An exon is the portion of a gene that codes for amino acids.
… Intron, DNA Sequence, DNA Expression, RNA, Genes, Genetic Code …
News Release
NIH and Inova Health are launching The Genomic Ascertainment Cohort, a pilot project that will examine gene and gene variant influence on phenotypes.
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the newly developed polygenic risk scores webpage, which provides graphical and textual information about polygenic risk scores, describes polygenic traits, introduces how polygenic risk scores can be calculated, and explains how such scores can be interpreted.