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Genetic Disorders
Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disease that causes the body to produce thick, sticky mucus that clogs the lungs, leads to infection, and blocks the pancreas.
… Fibrosis Foundation funds Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics (CFFT) located at The University of North …
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Dr. Dan Kastner is an NIH Distinguished Investigator in Metabolic, Cardiovascular and Inflammatory Disease Genomics Branch.
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The zebrafish is a powerhouse tool that helps researchers better understand the genes that are implicated in disease.
… blood cells; endeavors that test the effects of different therapeutics; and ventures that result in even tinier fish …
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In a large-scale study of people from diverse ancestries, researchers narrowed down the number of genomic variants that are strongly associated with blood lipid levels and generated a polygenic risk score to predict elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, a major risk factor for heart disease.
… people in genomic research will yield benefits such as new therapeutics and prevention strategies that improve the …
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NIH-funded researchers completed the PanCancer Atlas from over 10,000 tumors representing 33 types of cancer.
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As researchers uncover millions of DNA differences in genes, doctors struggle to know which of these inherited differences, called variants, really matter.
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Using a recently developed DNA base-editing technique, researchers correct accelerating aging disorder.
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NIH issues a final Genomic Data Sharing policy to speed the translation of data into knowledge, improve health and protect patient privacy.
… about disease translated into prevention, diagnostics, and therapeutics for patients," said Kathy Hudson, Ph.D., NIH …
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Six new grants will support researchers for new computational approaches to search millions of genomic variants for disease susceptibility.
Event
NHGRI will hold a workshop in September 2019 focused on Genomics in Medicine and Health.