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A complex disease is caused by the interaction of multiple genes and environmental factors.
… Complex Disease … A complex disease is caused by the interaction of … influences of the physical and social environment. For this reason, complex diseases are also called … is more directly caused by mutations in a single gene. Common examples of complex genetic diseases include heart …
News Release
Six new grants will support researchers for new computational approaches to search millions of genomic variants for disease susceptibility.
… researchers to develop new computational approaches for searching among millions of genomic variants to find … Nir Hacohen, Ph.D. To understand the DNA drivers of common human diseases (using immune diseases as test cases), … and R01CA197139. NHGRI is one of the 27 institutes and centers at the National Institutes of Health. The NHGRI …
News Release
NHGRI has awarded $6.4 million in first-year funding to establish Diversity Centers for Genome Research at three institutions: University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Meharry Medical College; and the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.
Centers will support innovative genomics studies, providing training for students and tackling important genomics research … questions for underserved populations. … Diversity Centers for Genome Research and Principal Investigators …
FAQ
Frequently asked questions on the webinar for the Diversity Centers for Genome Research funding opportunity announcements (FOAs): (RFA-HG-22-026 and RFA-HG-22-027.
… Serving Institutions eligible to apply?   To be eligible for the either RFA, applicant institution must be a domestic … sites, and/or publication in the scientific literature. Centers are encouraged to get feedback from the communities … projects? Do all the research projects have to be in one disease area   The Centers should have 2-3 inter-related …
News Release
The Genetics/Genomics Competency Center now includes a new section on pharmacogenetics and pharmacogenomics.
… Jeannine Mjoseth … The Genetics/Genomics Competency Center (G2C2), a free, online collection of materials for self-directed learning in genetics and genomics, now … Ethical, legal and social implications Genetics and disease Implementation of pharmacogenetics/pharmacogenomics …
Genetic Disorders
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease is an inherited neurological disease characterized by a slowly progressive degeneration of the muscles and loss of sensation.
… Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) is an inherited neurological disease … in adolescence or early adulthood. There is no cure for the disease, but there are treatment options, including … a defect within the axons themselves. CMT type 2, the less common of the two classes, can be further separated into at …
Research at NHGRI
CRGGH facilitates understanding of the relationship between genetic variation and population differences in disease distribution to inform health disparities.
… The Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health (CRGGH) … human genetic variation and population differences in disease distribution, with the ultimate goal of informing … models that will explore the patterns and determinants of common complex diseases in populations in the United States …
For Patients and Families
Neglected diseases are conditions that inflict severe health burdens on the world's poorest people.
… recover the cost of developing and producing treatments for these diseases. Another reason neglected diseases are not … the United States with high rates of poverty.   … The most common type of neglected diseases are tropical diseases. Many … trypanosomiasis. Commonly called sleeping sickness, this disease is caused by a parasitic microbe transmitted by …
Clinical Research
The Protocol Service Center provides assistance in the development and administration of study protocols requiring NIH Institutional Review Board approval.
… Protections (OHSRP) to create a network of resources for the investigator wishing to conduct clinical research. … accompanying consents and support documents in preparation for submission to the IRB for initial review. Assistance with writing, editing and …
For Patients and Families
​Genetic research is creating new ways for people to take action and prevent disease and new ways to treat disease through personalized medicine.​ ​
… Genetic research is creating new ways for people to take action and prevent disease and new ways to treat disease through personalized … medicine. … We have known for a long time that common diseases like heart disease, asthma, cancer, and …