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Dr. William A. Gahl is a senior investigator in the Medical Genetics Branch and the director of the NIH Undiagnosed Diseases Program.
… He elucidated the basic defects in cystinosis and Salla disease, i.e., deficiencies of the lysosomal membrane … alkaptonuria, autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease, Chediak-Higashi disease, GNE myopathy, and Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome (HPS), a …
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Dr. Gahl honored for his leading efforts to diagnose and treat individuals with rare and undiagnosed diseases.
… involved uncovering the genetic basis of the rare disease Arterial Calcification due to Deficiency of CD73 (or … To date, they have discovered 23 new genetic disorders and disease phenotypes.  "The UDP has been an extraordinary …
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Researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) have developed a new statistical model that can predict the risk for developing diseases by combining information about family member health and lifestyle factors from family members.
… The researchers used type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) as the disease model for their study. An estimated 30 million people … chronic diseases to treat. T2D is known as a complex disease because its development depends strongly on a … either over- or under-predict the patient’s risk for the disease. Such concerns are especially true for younger …
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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.
… cholesterol levels, a major risk factor for heart disease. The study, published in the journal  Nature , was … understanding of the effects of genomic variation on disease, researchers urge the need to include as many diverse … of specific genomic variants and cardiovascular disease. However, the design of these studies overwhelmingly …
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Dr. Ivona Aksentijevich is an associate investigator in NHGRI Metabolic, Cardiovascular and Inflammatory Disease Genomics Branch.
… a CLIA-certified laboratory for autoinflammatory disease diagnostics in the IDS. Her scientific … the now widely accepted concept of autoinflammatory disease to denote a group of disorders mediated by cells of … IL-1b, that cause neonatal-onset multisystem inflammatory disease (NOMID), an autoinflammatory disease characterized by …
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Autosomal dominance is a pattern of inheritance characteristic of some genetic diseases.
… (one from each parent) to cause the disorder. Huntington’s disease is an example of an autosomal dominant genetic …
Clinical Research
The INSIGHTS study is exploring sickle cell disease in adults.
… Microbiome and Environmental Contributions to Sickle Cell Disease and Leg Ulcers Study (INSIGHTS) study is exploring sickle cell disease in adults by looking at many factors, including … a primary focus of this study, we are investigating the disease as a whole and studying the wide range of …
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Down syndrome is a genetic disease resulting from a chromosomal abnormality.
… Down Syndrome (Trisomy 21) … Down syndrome is a genetic disease resulting from a chromosomal abnormality. … Genetic Disease, Down Syndrome, Trisomy, Chromsomes, Prenatal … which vary among individuals. … Down syndrome is a genetic disease resulting from a chromosomal abnormality. … …
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Diabetes mellitus is a disease characterized by an inability to make or use the hormone insulin.
… Diabetes (Diabetes Mellitus) … Diabetes mellitus is a disease characterized by an inability to make or use the … Insulin, Type II Diabetes, Type I Diabetes, Autoimmune Disease … Diabetes mellitus is a disease characterized by an inability to make or use the …
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A candidate gene is a gene whose chromosomal location is associated with a particular disease or other phenotype.
… whose chromosomal location is associated with a particular disease or other phenotype. … Genes, Chromosome, Phenotype, Traits, Disease, Linkage Analysis … The term candidate gene refers to … is believed to be related to a particular trait, such as a disease or a physical attribute. Because of its genomic …