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Una enfermedad (o afección) compleja, cuando se analiza en el contexto de la genética, refleja un trastorno que se produce por las contribuciones de múltiples variantes genómicas y genes además de influencias considerables del entorno físico y social.
… genéticas complejas son la enfermedad cardíaca, la diabetes y el cáncer. …
Event
The Journeys in Human Genetics and Genomics Colloquium is part of a training partnership between ASHG and NHGRI to showcase the depth and breadth of exciting scientific, clinical, and societal elements of human genetics and genomics at an introductory level as well as to illustrate the myriad associated career opportunities.
Event
On March 12-16, 2024, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) will participate in the 2024 ACMG Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting - an annual medical and scientific conference continues to provide groundbreaking research and the latest advances in medical genetics, genomics and personalized medicine.
Educational Resources
A complex disease is caused by the interaction of multiple genes and environmental factors.
… of complex genetic diseases include heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. …
Research at NHGRI
The Division of Intramural Research conducts scientific studies in NHGRI's labs on and around the NIH campus in Bethesda, Md.
… disease genes, including those implicated in cancer, diabetes, premature aging, hereditary deafness, various …
News Release
Researchers from the NHGRI-funded Impact of Genomic Variation on Function Consortium are exploring how genomic variation affects genome function.
… the blood to an energy source for the body. In people with diabetes, the body stops making and/or stops responding to … cell model not only because beta cells are relevant to diabetes but also because researchers can observe the dynamic … to help control the disease. It’s the missing piece in the diabetes puzzle.” The work being done by Dr. Carter and …
MINC
MINC resources for educators
… Resource Title File Type Educator Letter PDF Educators - Getting Started MS …
MINC
MINC resources for administrators.
… Resource Title File Type Administrator Business Case MS Word Administrator Pro …
News Release
In a study published in the journal Science, collaborators at NHGRI, the National University of Ireland, Galway, and the Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience at the University of Florida, Augustine, reported that activation of the gene Tfap2 in adult stem cells in Hydractinia can turn those cells into germ cells in a cycle that can repeat endlessly.
Research Funding
A collaborative large-scale genome sequencing effort to identify rare risk and protective variants contributing to multiple common disease phenotypes.
… diseases (irritable bowel disorder, asthma, Type-1 diabetes). CCDG studies have been limited to the nine …