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Researchers have now identified and catalogued more species - nearly 200 new bacteria and thousands of viruses - that reside on the human skin than has ever been possible, largely due to advances in bioinformatics and laboratory techniques.
… how skin microbiome changes over time. These previously acquired skin samples had been sequenced using shotgun …
Genetic Disorders
Thalassemia is a group of inherited diseases of the blood that affect a person's ability to produce hemoglobin, resulting in anemia.
Genetic Disorders
Achondroplasia is a disorder of bone growth and the most common form of disproportionate short stature.
… Other health issues include obesity and recurrent ear infections. Adults with achondroplasia may develop a …
Clinical Research
This study evaluates patients with inherited metabolic disorders and related medical complications.
… Venditti's review of the laboratory data; residing in a hospital; any patient who requires dialysis once or more/week …
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Genomic analyses turned up genes that belong to inflammatory pathways.
… Coincidentally, his hotel was across the street from the hospital where Rohith was being treated so he set up a …
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NIH researchers have uncovered a key factor in understanding the elevated cancer risk associated with gene therapy.
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NHGRI participated in a science communications contest called the Three-Minute Talk. NHGRI's Ryan Johnson came away with a first place win.
… prolonged bleeding times, recurrent, life-threatening infections, and late neurological involvement. Watch Dr. …
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Researchers identified regions of the genome associated with skin color variation in some African populations, furthering skin disease and cancer research.
… that play roles in optimizing nutrition and fighting infections and now, with these findings, in skin …
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NHGRI researchers found that a protein in the immune system is particularly adaptable to mutations.
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Over the last 20 years, three families have been unknowingly linked to one another by an unknown illness. Researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and other organizations have now identified the cause of the illness, a new disease called CRIA syndrome. The results of their work were published on Dec. 11 in the journal Nature.
… seen at the NIH Clinical Center, researchers looked for infections and cancer as the cause. After those were ruled …