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Researchers have conducted the first study to look at the genomic underpinnings of obesity in continental Africans and African Americans.
… Americans and others of African ancestry carry a genomic variant that increases their risk of obesity, a finding that … were about 6 pounds heavier than those without the genomic variant, according to the study. Most of the genomic studies … person's risk of developing diabetes, hypertension, heart disease and some cancers. While obesity mostly results from …
The Genomics Landscape
In the July 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the 10th anniversary of the Undiagnosed Diseases Program.
… to direct the program today. With the goal of improving disease management for individual patients and advancing … basic researchers to identify the underlying mechanisms of disease. Training clinicians in the use of contemporary … New Evidence that Viruses May Play a Role in Alzheimer's Disease Novel Drug Therapy Partially Restores Hearing in Mice …
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UDN expands the footprint of the network with a new metabolomics core and increased model organism capabilities.
… to use that knowledge to reduce the burden of neurological disease. About the National Institutes of Health (NIH): NIH, …
News Release
Researchers from NHGRI and the Undiagnosed Diseases Program (UDP) have discovered a new neurological condition characterized by issues with motor coordination and speech.
… New disease could provide insights into how the cell’s recycling … in which researchers identified a genetic neurological disease among Lagotto Romagnolo dogs, an Italian breed known … scientists had yet to connect ATG4D to any neurological disease in humans. “Among genetic diseases, we’ve solved many …
Culture
Work with a talented team, including world-class scientists at NHGRI. Share genomics and its discoveries with the community and the world.
… build you career and help bring the fruits of genomic discovery to people's lives. … answering questions about how our DNA shapes health and disease. Our discoveries have changed the way researchers … within a learning organization centered on scientific discovery. As a part of the larger NIH community, you will …
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.
… scientific process of using supporting evidence from one discovery to verify findings of another. Relate the …
Educational Resources
Polymorphism involves one of two or more variants of a particular DNA sequence.
… related to genomics, refers to the presence of two or more variant forms of a specific DNA sequence that can occur among …
Educational Resources
A genome-wide association study (GWAS) is an approach used in genetics research to associate specific genetic variations with particular diseases.
… Expression, Gene Variation, Personalized Medicine, Gene Variant … that are statistically associated with a risk for a disease or a particular trait. The method involves surveying … that occur more frequently in those with a specific disease or trait compared to those without the disease or …
Outreach
National DNA Day commemorates the successful completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003 and the discovery of DNA's double helix in 1953.
… the completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003 and the discovery of DNA's double helix in 1953. … completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003 and the discovery of DNA's double helix in 1953. The National Human … the completion of the human genome project in 2003 and the discovery of the double helix in 1953. DNA Day’s mission …
News Release
National Institutes of Health researchers have published an assessment of 13 studies that took a genotype-first approach to patient care.
… NHGRI researchers identified a person with a genomic variant associated with a known metabolic disorder. Further … researchers and their collaborators found that a genomic variant was associated with immune dysfunction at the … and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) Centralized Sequencing Protocol, which …