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The skin microbiota plays an intricate role in the human immune system, directing many immune functions and defending against bacterial pathogens.
News Release
NHGRI will highlight rare disease research that benefits affected patients and provides insights into more common disorders on Rare Disease Day.
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics is altering a genome with unparalleled efficiency and precision.
… aims to combat human immunodeficiency virus (or HIV) infection. HIV enters human white blood cells and then alters …
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… Maturation of Immune Responses to Challenge by Malaria Infection; Genetics of Suscept ibility to Severe Fungal …
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.
… individuals experienced periods of respiratory viral infection, during which researchers immunized them both with … infections, their immune system is activated to fight the infection. Interestingly, the study found that when prediabetic participants with respiratory viral infection were immunized, their immune system was slow to …
Educational Resources
A virus is an infectious agent that occupies a place near the boundary between the living and the nonliving.
Fact Sheet
Learn about the different types of hemoglobin.
… part of the body's immune system; they help the body fight infection and other diseases. Platelets are important in …
Genetic Disorders
Down syndrome is a chromosomal condition related to chromosome 21.
Genetic Disorders
Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency is an inherited condition that causes low levels of, or no, alpha-1 antitrypsin in the blood.
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Reagan Moseti Mogire is a postdoctoral research fellow with a background in medical biochemistry, molecular biology, and genetic epidemiology.