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BRCA1 and BRCA2 are the first two genes found to be associated with inherited forms of breast cancer.
Educational Resources
A genetic map is a type of chromosome map that shows the relative locations of genes and other important features.
For Teachers
Tools and resources for teaching the concepts of transcription and translation, two key steps in gene expression
… of transcription and translation, two key steps in gene expression . … Transcription is the process of making an RNA copy of a gene sequence. This copy, called a messenger RNA (mRNA) … the relationship between the sequence of base pairs in a gene and the corresponding amino acid sequence that it …
News Release
A the largest genomics study of clear cell endometrial cancer (CCEC) tumors has identified mutations in the TAF1 gene.
… their collaborators have identified mutations in the TAF1 gene. They've also demonstrated that the mutation profiles of … CCEC patients. They also uncovered mutations in the TAF1 gene, a gene that had not been previously implicated in CCEC. TAF1 … cancer (CCEC) tumors has identified mutations in the TAF1 gene. …
News Release
Learn what happens when two genetic neighborhoods merge in brain tumor cells after a gene controlled by a gene-control switch turned on a cancer-growth gene.
… loop. These neighborhoods bring distant genes and specific gene control switches into close proximity. Genetic … merge in brain tumor cells. Researchers found that one gene came under the control of a gene control switch from a different genetic neighborhood, …
The Genomics Landscape
In the December 3, 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green spotlights on ELSIhub.
… of one single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in one gene, FMR1 , and showing a link between this SNP and the … privacy; genomics research with indigenous communities; gene therapies; and the integration of visual arts in ELSI …
Educational Resources
A first degree relative is a family member who shares about 50 percent of their genes with a particular individual in a family.
Research at NHGRI
NHGRI researchers work with patients and families to understand of how genes influence disease and develop more effective diagnostics and treatments.
… researchers have played key roles in a number of important gene discoveries, including the identification of genes … mouse with hereditary inclusion body myopathy, developing gene therapy approaches for X-linked severe combined … Genetic Condition, Rare Disease, Undiagnosed Disease, Gene Mutation, Gene Variation, DNA Sequencing, Clinical …
Health FAQ
Discuss these questions with your doctor or health care provider.
… welcomes your feedback about the sickle cell disease gene therapy resources. Please email your comments or … They are meant to promote your general understanding of gene therapy for sickle cell disease. We encourage you to use … Eligibility criteria may be different for each available gene therapies, including clinical trials. However, there are …
Fact Sheets
Genomics is the study of all of a person's genes (the genome), including interactions of those genes with each other and with the person's environment.
… the information needed to build the entire human body. A gene traditionally refers to the unit of DNA that carries the … Specifically, an enzyme copies the information in a gene's DNA into a molecule called messenger ribonucleic acid … of all the bases in a large piece of DNA such as a gene, researchers need to read the sequence of overlapping …