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For Patients and Families
Genetic tests may be used to identify increased risks of health problems, to choose treatments, or to assess responses to treatments.
… ill. The results of a diagnostic test may help you make choices about how to treat or manage your health. Predictive … and this information can also help people to make informed choices about their future, such as whether to have a baby. …
Research Funding
Frequently asked questions specific to the Data Production FOA (RFA-HG-21-029, RFA-HG-21-030 and RFA-HG-21-031) discussed during the MorPhiC pre-application webinar.
… Your rationale for prioritization should reflect how your choices will contribute to that aspect of “generalizability.” … assayed; etc. Applicants should consider and justify their choices in making these tradeoffs. We anticipate that … where they are well-justified. Please justify your choices in context with rest of FOA. Does the program …
News Release
A study published NIH researchers revealed that about half of individuals who said they don’t want to receive secondary genomic findings changed their mind after their healthcare provider gave them more detailed information.
… means that we should be skeptical about whether checkbox choices are accurately capturing people’s preferences.” Based …
Genetic Disorders
Phenylketonuria is an inherited disorder of metabolism that causes an increase in the blood of a chemical known as phenylalanine.
… the body to make proteins. Phenylalanine is found in all food proteins and in some artificial sweeteners. Without …
Outreach
A list of high quality educational activities to engage students on DNA Day.
… Food Allergies Lesson Plans from the National Human Genome … the ban of certain foods in the cafeteria and classroom to food allergies. Microbiome Lesson Plans by Alumni from the …
Explainer
Appropriate use of population descriptors in research is a critical scientific issue that is important for advancing genomic science and improving healthcare across human populations.
… (SDOH), such as racism, violence, access to nutritious food or safe water, or exposure to trees and nature, would … choose how they want to be identified by others. These choices may be informed by DNA, social factors, personal or …
NEWS RELEASE
Final outcomes from the most comprehensive analysis to-date of humans and their microbiomes definitively link microbes and microbial activities with health problems.
… and urogenital tract, using samples collected from 300 healthy adult men and women. They used DNA sequencing … conditions. The researchers studied the microbiome of healthy and affected individuals for each of the conditions, … 9% -- a nearly 50% difference. Because a pregnant woman’s healthy vaginal microbiome is closely associated with the …
Genetic Disorders
Wilson disease is a rare genetic condition that causes a person's body to store too much of the mineral copper, leading to organ damage that may cause death.
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Dr. Eric Green honors NIAMS Director, Stephen Katz, M.D., Ph.D.
… a public-private partnership involving NIH, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, biopharmaceutical and life …
Profile
NHGRI researchers recently published a study using virtual reality simulations to investigate how clinicians might use a type of genomic risk information called polygenic risk scores in medical care.
… the patients with polygenic risk information as less healthy and in need of more care. We’ve seen that in the …