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For Patients and Families
​Genetic research is creating new ways for people to take action and prevent disease and new ways to treat disease through personalized medicine.​ ​
… Genetic research is creating new ways for people to take action and prevent disease and new ways to … We have known for a long time that common diseases like heart disease, … fibrosis, and sickle cell anemia also run in families. For example, if a parent has high blood pressure, his or her …
Fact Sheets
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).
… Genetics and genomics both play roles in health and disease. Genetics refers to the study of genes and the way that … Genetics is a term that refers to the study of genes and … effects. Genes (units of heredity) carry the instructions for making proteins, which direct the activities of cells and …
Policy Issues
In 2008, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act was passed into law, prohibiting discrimination by employers and health insurers.
… Many Americans wonder if participating in genetics research or undergoing genetic testing will lead to … based on their genetics. These questions may be the basis for why or why not patients decide to take genetics-based … tests or volunteer to participate in the research needed for the development of new tests, therapies, and cures. This …
Media Advisory
The NIH-funded Integrative Human Microbiome Project presented at the International Human Microbiome Congress.
… the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded Integrative Human Microbiome Project (iHMP), which is coordinated by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), will present findings at the 5th International Human Microbiome Congress. … While some cause disease, the vast majority are important for health or are harmless. Titled Future Directions for …
Research Training
This program offers training in a combined program of maternal-fetal medicine and medical genetics.
… The Metropolitan D.C. Medical Genetics Program also offers new subspecialty training in a combined program of maternal-fetal medicine and med genetics in collaboration with the Washington Hospital Center Maternal-Fetal Medicine-Medical Genetics Fellowship Program. …
Educational Resources
Newborn genetic screening is testing performed on newborn babies to detect a wide variety of disorders.
… old. In the United States, newborn screening is mandatory for a defined set of genetic diseases, although the exact set … to state. Newborn screening tests focus on conditions for which early diagnosis is important to treating or …
Research Funding
Building upon a foundation of quantitative genetics laid over a century ago, applying modern genomic approaches to resolve how genetic and non-genetic factors shape variation in human diseases and traits.
… A major goal of human genetics is to decompose the sources of trait variation into … and application of genetic findings, especially for the most complex human traits. Fortunately, the growing … support research into the genetic architecture of complex human traits through investigator-initiated projects, …
Genetic Disorders
Cri du chat syndrome is a rare genetic condition that is caused by the deletion of genetic material on the the p arm of chromosome 5.
… feature in newborn children and is usually diagnostic for the cri du chat syndrome. Additionally, analysis of the … No specific treatment is available for this syndrome. Children born with this genetic condition … What is the treatment for cri du chat syndrome? …
Jobs at NHGRI
Postdoctoral positions are available in the laboratory of Dr. Daphne W. Bell, within the Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch of the National Human Genome Research Institute, at NIH.
… in the laboratory of Dr. Daphne W. Bell, within the Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch of the National Human Genome Research Institute, at NIH. … campus and offers a wide array of training opportunities for scientists early in their careers . The NIH is dedicated …
Jobs at NHGRI
Postdoctoral positions are available in the laboratory of Dr. Daphne W. Bell, within the Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch of the National Human Genome Research Institute, at NIH.
… in the laboratory of Dr. Daphne W. Bell, within the Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch of the National Human Genome Research Institute, at NIH. … campus and offers a wide array of training opportunities for scientists early in their careers . The NIH is dedicated …