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NHGRI researchers have developed the Families Sharing Health Assessment and Risk Evaluation (SHARE) workbook, which helps people use their family history to assess their risk for heart disease, diabetes, breast cancer and colorectal cancer.
… Z., Olawale, R., Carthron, D., Corbie-Smith, G., & Eng, E. (2020). Chronic Disease Among African American Families: A …
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Dr. Sharon Milgram is an adjunct investigator in the Genetics and Molecular Biology Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… Chem , 279:26300-26306. 2004. [ PubMed ] Huang P, Gilmore E, Kultgen P, Barnes AP, Milgram S, and Stutts MJ. Local … ] Donowitz M, Milgram S, Murer H, Yun C, and Weinman E. Coming out of the NHERF family. J Physiol , 567: 1-6. 2005. [ Full Text ] Morin-Kensicki E, Boone BN, Howell M, Stonebraker J, Alb J, Magnuson T, …
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In a large-scale study of people from diverse ancestries, researchers narrowed down the number of genomic variants that are strongly associated with blood lipid levels and generated a polygenic risk score to predict elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, a major risk factor for heart disease.
… part of the National Institutes of Health.   … Sarah E. Graham et al. The power of genetic diversity in …
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eMERGE Network will support multiple clinical sites and a coordinating center with $75 million over five years.
… for common, complex diseases of public health importance (e.g., coronary heart disease, Alzheimer’s disease, and … Limdi, Ph.D., at University of Alabama, Birmingham Eimear E. Kenny, Ph.D., at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, …
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NIH and Inova Health are launching The Genomic Ascertainment Cohort, a pilot project that will examine gene and gene variant influence on phenotypes.
… be partnering with NIH on this important work," said John E. Niederhuber, M.D., executive vice president and CEO of …
Policy Issues
Scientists have edited genomes for many years, but CRISPR technology has improved the speed, cost, accuracy, and efficiency of genome editing
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… Cell Biol, 14(1), 49-55. doi:10.1038/nrm3486 [4] Lander, E. S. (2016). The Heroes of CRISPR. Cell, 164(1-2), 18-28. …
Research Funding
ClinGen will advance genomics in clinical care and improve our understanding of phenotypic and functional effects of genetic variants and their clinical value.
… are performing. Thomas Montine, Stanford University Sharon E. Plon, Baylor College of Medicine This group develops … if the risk were known Pediatric Actionability Jessica E. Hunter Bradford Powell Identify those human genes that, … K, Riggs ER, Rivera-Munoz EA, Weaver MA, Niehaus A, Currey E, Craigen WJ, Mao R, Offit K, Steiner RD, Martin CL, Rehm …
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Dr. Adebowale Adeyemo is an associate investigator and deputy director of NHGRI's Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health.
… His research also includes genetics of orofacial clefts (i.e. cleft lip/palate). In collaborative studies, his research … Agyenim-Boateng K, Eghan BA Jr, Oli J, Okafor G, Ofoegbu E, Osotimehin B, Abbiyesuku F, Johnson T, Rufus T, Fasanmade … 18(11):1085-1087. 2016. [ PubMed ] Koretzky M, Bonham VL, Berkman BE, Kruszka P, Adeyemo A, Muenke M, Hull SC. Towards …
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Dr. Philip Shaw is an investigator in the Social and Behavioral Research Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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… Psychiatry.  23:683-690. 2018. [ PubMed ] Sudre G, Szekely E, Sharp W, Kasparek S & Shaw P. Multimodal mapping of the … of Science . 114(44):11787-11792. 2017. [ PubMed ] Szekely E, Sudre GP, Sharp W, Leibenluft E, & Shaw P. Defining the Neural Substrate of the Adult …
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NHGRI is awarding Genomic Innovator Awards to nine institutions to support the research of 12 early career scientists in the field of genomics. The awards will total up to $27 million over five years.
… regulation related to common, complex diseases.  Audrey E. Hendricks, Ph.D. University of Colorado, Denver Develop …