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Research Funding
The Multi-Omics for Health and Disease Consortium aims to advance the application of multi-omic technologies to study health and disease in ancestrally diverse populations.
… practices, and standards that can be generalized across diseases and populations. It will also generate a … diverse populations; 2) persons with and without specific diseases; 3) harmonized and standardized phenotypic and …
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NIH grants aim to gauge if genomics can be used to help diagnose diabetes, manage heart disease and guide cancer clinicians to the most effective drugs.
… the use of pharmacogenomics, which studies how a patient's genetic make-up affects drug responses. A third grant examines the role of genomic information in diagnosing and treating inherited forms of diabetes. This is … are associated with drugs for cardiovascular and other diseases, such as the blood thinning drugs, clopidogrel and …
Research at NHGRI
The Metabolic, Cardiovascular and Inflammatory Disease Genomics Branch studies the genomic and social determinants of complex diseases.
… studies the genomic and social determinants of complex diseases. … Investigators focus, in particular, on diseases that are disproportionately distributed by ethnicity … and interpret the non-random distribution of human genetic variation, as well as to understand human history and …
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Three summer interns advanced biomedical research as part of the NIH Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Sciences.
… research that will have a direct impact on patients with genetic disorders. Ms. Iriele's summer project was to assist … around the world. "In Nigeria, there is a high rate of genetic malformations due to a high fertility rate," said Ms. … mine, that don't have the infrastructure or resources for genetic screening." This summer, Ms. Iriele focused on …
For Teachers
The genetic timeline lesson plan gives students an historical perspective of the discoveries that led to our present understanding of the human genome.
… The genetic timeline lesson plan gives students an historical … The genetic timeline activity may be most effectively done at the … take two periods. Preparation Print out two copies of the Genetic Timeline  boxes of discoveries. Use one as the master … Genetic Timeline Lesson Plan …
Genetic Disorders
Osteogenesis imperfecta is a genetic disorder that causes a person's bones to break easily, often from little or no apparent trauma.
… Osteogenesis imperfecta is a genetic disorder that causes a person's bones to break … Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a genetic disorder that causes a person's bones to break … by a medical team including the child's own doctor, and genetic, orthopedic and rehabilitation medicine. Supportive …
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NHGRI will fund a set of genome sequencing and analysis centers whose research will focus on understanding the genomic bases of common and rare human diseases.
… understanding the genomic bases of common and rare human diseases. … sequencing to explore the genomic contributions to common diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, stroke and autism. … the genomic underpinnings of rare, typically inherited diseases, such as cystic fibrosis and muscular dystrophy. …
Talking Glossary
Understand the terms and concepts used in genetic research
… Genetic Ancestry … Genetic ancestry refers to information about the people that … individual is biologically descended from, including their genetic relationships. … Genetic ancestry refers to information about the people that … individual is biologically descended from, including their genetic relationships. Genetic information can be combined …
CRGGH is now part of the newly-created Metabolic, Cardiovascular, and Inflammatory Disease Genomics Branch.
Educational Resources
Newborn genetic screening is testing performed on newborn babies to detect a wide variety of disorders.
… Newborn Genetic Screening … Newborn Screening, Genetic Disorder, Family Health History, Genetic Counselor, Healthcare … tests performed on newborn babies to detect a set of known genetic diseases. Typically, this testing is performed on a blood … Newborn genetic screening is testing performed on newborn babies to …