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Researchers find weaker immune response to viral infections in children with mitochondrial disorders
NIH researchers analyzed the gene activities of immune cells in children with mitochondrial disorders and found that their B cells, which produce antibodies to fight viral infections, are less able to survive cellular stress.
… that help the body fight infections. During stressful conditions, these cells produce a microRNA called mir4485 . … energy, so they are unable to survive the stressful conditions.” Researchers used a technique called VirScan to …
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Fearful patients who received information about the role of genomics in obesity were less likely to take steps to improve health habits
… was published in an advanced online issue of the Annals of Behavioral Medicine on February 5, 2016. "People sometimes … author and an associate investigator with the Social and Behavioral Research Branch at the National Human Genome … physician delivering information about the genomic or behavioral underpinnings of weight and answered questions …
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Julie Sapp is a genetic counselor in the NHGRI in the Genomic Services Research Program (GSRP).
… upon her genetic counseling training and over a decade of behavioral science research experience to promote the … her to investigate a varied set of important social and behavioral questions related to the practice of clinical … qualitative and quantitative investigations of social and behavioral constructs such as the psychosocial impact of …
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Researchers identified connections in the brain that children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may inherit from their parents.
… Ph.D., senior author and an investigator in the Social and Behavioral Research Branch at the National Human Genome … inherited brain disorders, Phillip Shaw Ph.D., Social and Behavioral Research Branch, SBRB, brain connectome … …
Clinical Research
The Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Genetic Research Study explores the genetic factors contributing to ADHD to improve treatment in the future.
… study. The questionnaires will ask about past medical and behavioral histories. These questionnaires take approximately …
Genetic Disorders
Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a rapidly progressive form of muscular dystrophy caused by a mutation in the DMD gene.
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NHGRI researchers and colleagues are calling for health disparities research that focuses on the microbiome.
… about the socioeconomic, psychosocial, cultural and behavioral factors in people of diverse ancestry, according … co-author and associate investigator in NHGRI's Social and Behavioral Research Branch . "Social scientists should be … light on how feeding practices relate to biological and behavioral factors such a mother's weight, eating habits and …
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NHGRI researchers seek help from people with Sickle Cell Disease to find the factors - environmental, social and genetic - that impact the severity of symptoms.
… J.D., an associate investigator with NHGRI's Social and Behavioral Research Branch , Division of Intramural Research. … S, INSIGHTS Study, Vence Bonham, Laura Koehly, Social and Behavioral Research Branch, SBRB … NHGRI researchers seek …
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The Social Genomics Project aims to understand what people around the world think about the intersections between genomics, genetics and society.
… Social Genomics Project, conducted by NHGRI's Social and Behavioral Research Branch (SBRB), aims to understand what … Social Genomics Project, Laura Koehly Ph.D., Social and Behavioral Research Branch, SBRB … The Social Genomics …
Educational Resources
Monosomy refers to the condition in which only one chromosome from a pair is present in cells rather than the two copies usually found in diploid cells.