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Participating in genomics research is an opportunity to support exploration of the genome and help scientists understand, prevent, detect and treat disease.
… called the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) that restricts the sharing of medical information … law called the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) that prohibits employers and health insurers from … Another Federal law called the Affordable Care Act (ACA) prevents health insurers from denying insurance to …
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NHGRI researchers have generated the largest catalog of genetic variants associated with physical traits for domesticated dog breeds.
Fact Sheets
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a molecule that contains the biological instructions that make each species unique.
… first observed DNA in the late 1800s. But nearly a century passed from that discovery until researchers …
Fact Sheets
Chromosome abnormalities can either be numerical or structural and usually occur when there is an error in cell division.
… For a century, scientists studied chromosomes by looking at them …
Genetic Disorders
Sickle cell disease is a group of inherited red blood cells disorders.
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Jim Mullikin pioneered DNA sequencing technologies during the Human Genome Project and other major advances in genomics.
Genetic Disorders
Thalassemia is a group of inherited diseases of the blood that affect a person's ability to produce hemoglobin, resulting in anemia.
News Release
Receiving a cancer diagnosis can feel like losing control of everything.
… flags on the DNA - that make up the epigenetic code and act as guideposts. These flags help the cell's machinery know … amounts of otherwise healthy methyl chemical groups, which act like on/off switches for a gene, are incorrectly added to … jobs, these newly added methyl groups cause the cell to act erratically, leading to the cell expressing genes at the …
Genetic Disorders
Tay-Sachs disease is a fatal genetic disorder that results in progressive destruction of the nervous system.
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… leadership for the signing of the 21 stCentury Cures Act on December 13, 2016. He is pictured between president …