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Four NIH grants will support research on the ethical, legal and social questions raised by genomics research advances and genomic information.
… at interdisciplinary centers through the National Human Genome Research Institute's (NHGRI) Centers of Excellence in … in 2004, is designed to bring together experts in wide-ranging fields - bioethics, law, behavioral and social … . … Impact on Society … Related Content … NIH funds new studies on ethical, legal and social impact of genomic …
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Researchers from The Cancer Genome Atlas Research Network identify novel mutations in a well-known cancer-causing pathway in lung adenocarcinoma.
… Steven Benowitz … Researchers from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Research Network have identified novel … the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), both part of the National … to secondhand smoke. In addition to the two lung cancer studies, the TCGA Research Network has generated data and …
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NIH expands its Encyclopedia of DNA Elements Project, which is creating a fundamental genomics resource scientists to study human health and disease.
… tools and analyses that are being used extensively in studies to interpret genome sequences and to understand the consequence of genomic … Feingold, Ph.D., a program director in the Division of Genome Sciences at NHGRI. "These awards provide the …
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Investigators with The Cancer Genome Atlas have discovered genomic differences in head and neck cancers caused by infection with the human papillomavirus.
… Steven Benowitz … Investigators with The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Research Network have discovered genomic … the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), both parts of the National … Projects ZIA-DC-000016, 73 and 74. Reference: The Cancer Genome Atlas Research Network. Comprehensive genomic …
Clinical Research
A study to learn more about the role of viral infection and biomarkers of immunity in mitochondrial disease, utilizing new technology with Neoteryx™ fingerstick at-home sampling.
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Genomic variants that increase risk of kidney disease are found in nearly one-third of West Africans
A study from researchers at National Institutes of Health (NIH) and their collaborators revealed a significant genetic risk factor for kidney disease in people of West African ancestry.
… on Genomics and Global Health at NIH’s National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). “By comparing this study to previous studies involving the African American population, we can … seen most often in people of West African ancestry, other studies have found these variants in people from Europe, …
Educational Resources
Epigenetics is an emerging field of science that studies heritable changes caused by the activation and deactivation of genes without any change in the underlying DNA sequence of the organism.
… … Epigenetics is an emerging field of science that studies heritable changes caused by the activation and … to the next. The collection of all epigenetic changes in a genome is called an epigenome. … Epigenetics is an emerging field of science that studies heritable changes caused by the activation and …
Fact Sheet
Genomic data science is a field of study that enables researchers to use powerful computational and statistical methods to decode the functional information hidden in DNA sequences.
… ethical responsibilities, as information about a person's genome sequence is associated with complex issues related to … about how they will use and share the resulting genome-sequence data in the process of gaining such informed … must be educated about the implications of their studies and work closely with ethics researchers. … How do …
The Informed Consent Resource
Explore genomics-relevant considerations for informed consent and guidance on how to approach them.
… data use is consistent with those choices. For genomic studies involving the use of previously collected samples, … do not have [disorder]. You may learn something about your genome that relates to the health of your relatives. If so, … However, it is possible that the information from your genome, when combined with information from other public …
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Researchers show critical association between diabetes and previously unlinked ZRANB3 gene.
… results for many of the variants which other research studies have already implicated in T2D in mostly European … populations. The work was funded by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), the National Institute of … T2D in a personalized manner. National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) is one of the 27 institutes …