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Dr. Carolyn M. Hutter was the director of the Division of Genome Sciences at the National Human Genome Research Institute.​
… NIH in 2012, serving as a program director in the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Epidemiology and Genomics Research … a program director, serving as the NHGRI team lead for The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) . Prior to NIH, she was a senior staff scientist at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and lecturer at the University of …
Educational Resources
A retrovirus is a virus that uses RNA as its genetic material.
… Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Cancer, Cell, Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA), Genome, … associated with diseases, including AIDS and some forms of cancer. …
News Release
NHGRI appointed Carolyn Hutter, Ph.D., director of the Division of Genome Sciences, which researches human genome function in health and disease.
… research programs. Most recently, she co-managed The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) - a collaboration between NHGRI and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) - which generated over 2.5 petabytes of publically available genomic data used by the cancer research community to improve the prevention, …
Genetic Disorders
Klinefelter syndrome is a condition that occurs in men as a result of an extra X chromosome. The most common symptom is infertility.
… syndrome is associated with an increased risk for breast cancer, a rare tumor called extragonadal germ cell tumor, … Extra X Chromosome, Infertility, Gynecomastia, Breast Cancer, Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumor, Lung Disease, Varicose …
Outreach
15 examples of how genomics has and continues to transform our world in myriad ways.
… Complete Genome Sequence, Genomics Impact On Society, Cancer Genomics, Genomic Testing, Enhanced Forensics, Genome …
News Release
Genomicists and clinicians are beginning to offer patients genetic testing for a list of treatable diseases apart from the one that brought them into the clinic.
… several health problems, including up to a 95% chance of thyroid cancer and tumors in the thyroid area. While the tumors are not always cancerous, they … BRCA2 genes, which are associated with breast and ovarian cancer risk, and conditions such as inherited heart rhythm …
Genetic Disorders
Down syndrome is a chromosomal condition related to chromosome 21.
… people who have Down syndrome have low activity of the thyroid gland (hypothyroidism) - an organ in the lower neck … to prevent hearing loss and chronic infections. Low thyroid levels are more common in infants who have Down syndrome. It is recommended that thyroid level testing be performed at least yearly. Some …
Genetic Disorders
Turner syndrome is a chromosomal condition that alters development in females.
… percent of adolescent girls who have Turner syndrome. The thyroid gland becomes under-active in about 10 percent of … necessary to detect it early and if necessary treat with thyroid replacement Older or over-weight women with Turner … have a slightly higher risk of having an under active thyroid or developing diabetes. This should also be monitored …
Research at NHGRI
Families Sharing Health Assessment and Risk Evaluation (SHARE) helps you and your family learn how your family health history affects your risk for diseases.
… Colorectal Cancer Breast Cancer Prostate Cancer Type 2 Diabetes Heart Disease How to Use the Families … to reduce risk of heart disease, diabetes, breast cancer, and colorectal cancer . BMC Public Health,  15: 1120, 2015. DOI: …
Clinical Research
A study for patients with unexpected genetic results
… unexpected genetic test results about their risk for cancer, heart disease, and other conditions after having … treated or prevented. Many of these results are related to cancer risk and heart conditions . If you think you have … or Spanish  Received a genetic testing result related to cancer risk or heart disease even though they were not …