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Research Funding
The Multi-Omics for Health and Disease Consortium aims to advance the application of multi-omic technologies to study health and disease in ancestrally diverse populations.
… exposures, omics, and childhood NAFLD (LEON) Study Disease Study Site** Stephanie Christenson*, Neeta Thakur, … uNravel Determinants of disease in Asthma (EXPAND-Asthma) Center Disease Study Site** Tanika Kelly*, Ana Ricardo, Maria … Environment, Diabetes, and Kidney Disease: A Multi-Omics for Health and Disease Study Site Disease Study Site** …
Research at NHGRI
The Metabolic, Cardiovascular and Inflammatory Disease Genomics Branch studies the genomic and social determinants of complex diseases.
… The Metabolic, Cardiovascular and Inflammatory Disease Genomics Branch (MCIDGB) studies the genomic and … A referral clinic established at the NIH Clinical Center has evaluated more than 1,700 patients with known or … affected subpopulations. The branch houses the Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health, which advances …
Research Funding
The Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) Project will create a resource that researchers can use to study how inherited changes in genes lead to common diseases
… create a resource that researchers can use to study how inherited changes in genes lead to common diseases. It will … bank that can be used by many researchers around the world for future studies. GTEx researchers are studying genes in … and medical information to the GTEx project makes possible research that will help improve our understanding of …
Clinical Research
A study with the goal of finding the genetic cause of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) and several novel and undiagnosed causes of autoinflammatory disease.
… several novel and undiagnosed causes of autoinflammatory disease. For more information, see Protocol 94-HG-0105 or … undiagnosed causes of autoinflammatory disease. … Clinical Research …
Staff
Jie Zhou is a data manager and SAS programmer at NHGRI's Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health.
… Jie Zhou is a Data manager and SAS programmer at the Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health (CRGGH). She is a … with Metabolic Syndrome: Implications for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention. CVD Prev Control. 2010 Sep 1;5(3):75-80. …
Genetic Disorders
Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the bowel, usually diagnosed in people between the ages of 20 - 30.
… disease are helping to increase the quality of life for people who have Crohn's disease. … The symptoms of … Children and Teens Genetics and Rare Diseases Information Center Finding Reliable Health Information Online … What is … is the treatment for Crohn's disease? … Is Crohn's disease inherited? … About Crohn's Disease … Crohn's disease is a …
News Release
NHGRI researchers seek help from people with Sickle Cell Disease to find the factors - environmental, social and genetic - that impact the severity of symptoms.
… Jeannine Mjoseth … People with sickle cell disease (SCD) can experience excruciating pain all over their … leg ulcers. Participants will be seen at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. "We have organized a … risk," said Dr. Koehly. "We want to build the foundation for understanding how families communicate with and provide …
Policy Issues
Participating in genomics research is an opportunity to support exploration of the genome and help scientists understand, prevent, detect and treat disease.
… mission to understand, prevent, detect and better treat disease. In some cases, research participants may also gain … to commit? This very much varies from study to study. For any study you are considering, it is important that you … ] NIH Clinical Research Studies At the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland The NIH maintains an online …
Educational Resources
Sickle cell disease is a hereditary disease seen most often among people of African ancestry.
… Sickle Cell Disease … Sickle cell disease is a hereditary disease seen … of African ancestry. … Autosome, Birth Defect, Gene, Inherited, Mutation, Protein, Recessive … Sickle cell disease … genes that encode the hemoglobin protein, the disease is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait. The mutation …
Diversity Center
Meharry Medical College establishes a Diversity Center for Genome Research (DCGR) that will narrow inequitable representation gaps for underrepresented, disadvantaged minority by realizing their vision to promote African ancestry genomic research through infrastructure building and the formation of basic, clinical, and computational science research teams that are inclusive, interdisciplinary, and community-engaged.
… Medical College (MMC) is committed to bridging the gaps for underrepresented, disadvantaged minority (URM) groups by establishing a Diversity Center for Genome Research (DCGR). The Diversity Center will … the college’s other ongoing genomics initiatives. Genotype-disease associations for African ancestry-specific, …