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Dr. Guanjie Chen is a senior research fellow with the NHGRI's Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health.
News Release
NIH researchers and collaborators have found that that sickle cell trait is prevalent among diverse human populations.
Genetic Disorders
Duane syndrome is a rare, congenital eye movement disorder.
… These include malformation of the skeleton, ears, eyes, kidneys and nervous system, as well as: Okihiro's syndrome, …
Fact Sheets
Genome-wide association studies involve scanning markers across the genomes of many people to find genetic variations associated with a particular disease​.
Fact Sheets
Epigenomics is a field in which researchers chart the locations and understand the functions of all the chemical tags that mark the genome.
Fact Sheets
Chromosomes are thread-like structures located inside the nucleus of animal and plant cells.
Genetic Disorders
Sickle cell disease is a group of inherited red blood cells disorders.
… prolonged erection). It also causes damage to the spleen, kidneys and liver. The damage to the spleen makes patients - …
News Release
Researchers analyzing human, fly, and worm genomes have found these species have key genomic processes in common, reflecting their shared ancestry.
Research Funding
The Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) Project will create a resource that researchers can use to study how inherited changes in genes lead to common diseases
… individuals who have agreed to donate organs (like kidneys, heart, and liver) and/or tissues (like bone and …
For Patients and Families
Neglected diseases are conditions that inflict severe health burdens on the world's poorest people.