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On October 25-29, 2022, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) will participate in the ASHG Annual Meeting - the world's largest human genetics and genomics meeting and exposition.
… and Health Services Research Family communication choices about neurodevelopment/psychiatric genetic results" A …
Genetic Disorders
Retinitis pigmentosa is a group of inherited eye diseases that affect the retina (the light-sensitive part of the eye).
… The goal of such research would be to discover ways healthy genes can be inserted into the retina. Attempts at transplanting healthy retinal cells into sick retinas are being made … photoreceptors by electrically stimulating the remaining healthy cells of the retina.Through electrical stimulation, …
Secondary Genomics Finding Service
Clinical Research Staff and Protocol Coordinators
News Release
NHGRI researchers will present four platform talks and 55 posters to highlight the institute's diverse portfolio at the 65th annual meeting of ASHG.
… Ranker: Using SNPChip Data to Inform NextGen Sequencing Choices. (Bioinformatics and Genomic Technology) 2259W. …
Event
The National Human Genome Research Institute and its partners are organizing a social media campaign from June 7-11, 2021, that focuses on healthcare provider genomics education.
… University of Benin Duke University School of Medicine Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Genetic Metabolic …
News Release
Cari Young and Julie Nadel join NHGRI as public policy and education fellows.
News Release
In 1982, John Carey, M.D., and his colleagues named the rare disease, Carey-Fineman-Ziter syndrome. Now, researchers have identified the genomic mutations.
… have the genomic mutations, and they can make reproductive choices based on that information."</p> <p>From …
Fact Sheets
DNA sequencing determines the order of the four chemical building blocks - called "bases" - that make up the DNA molecule.
… a patient has. This enables the physician to make better choices for treatments. Researchers in the NHGRI-supported …
For Health Professionals
The ISCC-PEG Pharmacogenomics (PGx) Project Group has developed peer-reviewed online education for healthcare practitioners to advance pharmacogenomics in clinical practice.
… about evidence-based pharmacogenomic resources from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Clinical …
News Release
Researchers have now identified and catalogued more species - nearly 200 new bacteria and thousands of viruses - that reside on the human skin than has ever been possible, largely due to advances in bioinformatics and laboratory techniques.
… took skin swabs from 14 parts of the body from 12 healthy volunteers. From these samples, they grew several … microbial samples that spanned 19 body sites from a dozen healthy volunteers. These samples were taken over five years, …