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A new study highlights how genomic mutations that cause mitochondrial disease may also compromise affected people's immune response.
… NHGRI Communications and Public Liaison Branch … A new study highlights how genomic mutations that cause … compromise affected people's immune response. … Based on clinical data from patients with mitochondrial disease, the … author and investigator at the National Human Genome Research Institute. Related Resources Cytochrome c Oxidase …
Staff
Dr. Leslie Biesecker is a clinical and molecular geneticist in and the chief of NHGRI's Center for Precision Health Research.
… Dr. Biesecker is a clinical and molecular geneticist and is the chief of the Center for Precision Health Research at the National Human Genome Research Institute … of Health. He uses genetic and genomic technologies to study the etiology of inherited disorders. He received his …
Professional Development Programs
The JHU/NHGRI Genetic Counseling Training Program prepares students for a M.S in Genetic Counseling from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
… a minimum of six hundred contact hours of supervised clinical rotations in a variety of settings, and completion of an original research thesis. The program qualifies graduates to attain … faculty homes. … Overview … Coursework … GCTP Program of Study … The JHU/NHGRI Genetic Counseling Training Program …
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Cynthia Tifft, M.D., Ph.D. is the deputy clinical director for the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… Tifft is a senior clinician at the National Human Genome Research Institute where she serves as deputy clinical director and directs the Pediatric Undiagnosed … principal investigator of a longitudinal natural history study of children and adults with glycosphingolipid and …
Event
Workshop on use of race and ethnicity data in genomics, biomedical, and clinical research, and their influence on minority health and health disparities.
… Resources … The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and the National Institute of … of race and ethnicity data in genomics, biomedical, and clinical research, and their influence on minority health and … of race and ethnicity data in genomics, biomedical, and clinical research, and their influence on minority health and …
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Genomic analyses turned up genes that belong to inflammatory pathways.
… the researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center. … Transformative Research Rohith is just one of many examples why the … taking place at NIH is critical. The same cutting-edge clinical medicine that was used to help Rohith might help …
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NIH researchers compared a new genetic animal model of Down syndrome to the standard model and found the updated version to be enhanced.
… studied Down syndrome mouse model. The results of this study, published in Biological Psychiatry , may help … of Down syndrome has important implications for human clinical trials that aim to improve cognition,” said Diana W. … senior investigator in the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) Center for Precision Health …
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NIH awarded grants to six medical centers to select from the most difficult-to-solve medical cases and develop effective approaches to diagnose them.
… develop effective approaches to diagnose them. The clinical sites will conduct clinical evaluation and scientific investigation in cases … Green, M.D., Ph.D., director of the National Human Genome Research Institute. "Along with robust clinical evaluations, …
News Release
NIH expands its Encyclopedia of DNA Elements Project, which is creating a fundamental genomics resource scientists to study human health and disease.
… a fundamental genomics resource used by many scientists to study human health and disease. … "ENCODE has created … synthesizes the data into an encyclopedia for use by the research community. Pending the availability of funds, NHGRI … by developing a way to incorporate data provided by the research community, and will use biological samples from …
Health
Genomic medicine involves using genomic information as part of clinical care and the health outcomes and policy implications of that clinical use.
… genomic information about an individual as part of their clinical care (e.g. for diagnostic or therapeutic … and the health outcomes and policy implications of that clinical use. Already, genomic medicine is making an impact … that knowledge generated as a result of that extraordinary research effort would be used to advance our understanding of …