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Policy Issues
Most genetic tests today are not regulated, meaning that they go to market without any independent analysis to verify the claims of the seller.
… regulate genetic tests: the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), … clinical validity of most genetic tests. In light of this, FDA has proposed new policies to enhance analytical validity regulation and expand oversight of the clinical validity of …
Educational Resources
Gene regulation is the process of turning genes on and off.
… Gene Regulation … Gene regulation is the process of turning genes on and off. … Gene regulation is the process used to control the timing, … regulatory proteins and chemical modification of DNA. Gene regulation is key to the ability of an organism to respond to … Gene regulation is the process of turning genes on and off. …
Research Funding
The Genomics of Gene Regulation project develops methods to construct predictive, accurate gene regulatory network models using genomic data​​.
… University of California, Los Angeles "Ribonomics" Of Gene Regulation To Predict Innate Immune Responses … Michael Snyder, Ph.D. Stanford University Genomics Of Gene Regulation In Progenitor To Differentiated Keratinocytes … The Genomics of Gene Regulation (GGR) project develops better methods to construct …
The Genomics Landscape
In the March 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green details ClinGen, the first FDA-recognized Public Human Genetic Variant Database.
… In December 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced  that they were recognizing NHGRI's Clinical … Variant Database guidance. This program is part of an FDA effort  to provide genetic test developers access to … expert-validated evidence that they can cite when seeking FDA approval of their tests. It is hoped that the …
News Release
NIH has awarded grants of more than $28 million aimed at deciphering the language of how and when genes are turned on and off.
… awards emanate from the recently launched Genomics of Gene Regulation (GGR) program of the National Human Genome … developing treatments for diseases affected by faulty gene regulation, such as cancer, diabetes and Parkinson's disease. NHGRI launched the Genomics of Gene Regulation (GGR) program to decipher the language of how and …
Staff
Rebecca Hong is a scientific program analyst in the Policy and Program Analysis Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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… and project management. The focus areas of her work are FDA regulation of genomic technologies and U.S. science policy … Rebecca Hong, genomic policy, FDA regulation, genomic technology, legislation, AIDS research, … Rebecca Hong, genomic policy, FDA regulation, genomic technology, legislation, AIDS …
News Release
NIH investigators have discovered that genomic switches of a blood cell are key to regulating the human immune system.
… Immune system regulation, genomic switches in blood cells, autoimmune …
Fact Sheet
Gene therapy for sickle cell disease is available to you through FDA-approved therapies and through clinical trials.
… for sickle cell disease is available to you through FDA-approved therapies ( lovotibeglogene autotemcel and … for sickle cell disease is available to you through FDA-approved therapies and through clinical trials. … for sickle cell disease is available to you through FDA-approved therapies and through clinical trials. …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Advances in genomics are helping you access information about your genome from your home.
… been approved by  the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) if it is about your health? How will you handle the … Testing, Regulations, Food And Drug Administration (FDA) …
News Release
The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) has long invested in basic genetics and genomics research, clinical trials, as well as translational medicine and social science studies, to advance our understanding of this widespread illness to help develop effective therapies.
… Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved two gene therapies for the treatment of sickle … NIH statement on new FDA-approved gene therapies for sickle cell disease …