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A genome-wide association study (GWAS) is an approach used in genetics research to associate specific genetic variations with particular diseases.
… Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) … A genome-wide association study (GWAS) is an approach used in genetics research to associate … Genome-Wide Association Studies, GWAS, DNA, Genome, Gene Expression, Gene Variation, … A genome-wide association study (abbreviated GWAS) is a …
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Genome-wide association studies involve scanning markers across the genomes of many people to find genetic variations associated with a particular disease​.
… Genome-wide association studies involve scanning markers across the genomes of many … A genome-wide association study is an approach that involves rapidly … strategies to detect, treat and prevent the disease. Such studies are particularly useful in finding genetic variations …
Clinical Studies
The IDENTIFY Study is a study exploring how prenatal blood test results for the baby might also detect cancer in the mother.
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News Release
Researchers have conducted the first study to look at the genomic underpinnings of obesity in continental Africans and African Americans.
… clusters in families. Researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National … States and globally. This is the first study to use a Genome-Wide Association Study (GWAS) to investigate the genomic … genomics of obesity, SEMA4D gene, Charles N. Rotimi Ph.D., genome-wide association studies, GWAS, Ayo P. Doumatey Ph.D., …
Clinical Research
The INSIGHTS study is exploring sickle cell disease in adults.
… are investigating the disease as a whole and studying the wide range of complications that sickle cell patients … in helping researchers understand how your environment and genome may impact your sickle cell disease? Are you … About Sickle Cell Disease Sickle Cell Trait National Human Genome Research Institute - Learning about Sickle Cell …
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Grants are awarded to GTEx project to explore human gene expression and regulation in different tissues, and how genomic variation modulates that expression.
… Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). "The new studies complement the current GTEx project in assessing … in the Division of Genomic Medicine at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), which helps administer the … For the last decade, scientists have used genome-wide association studies (GWAS) to study the role that …
Clinical Research
This study evaluates patients with inherited metabolic disorders and related medical complications.
… acid levels, and for genetic tests and basic research studies. In some patients, a blood test to measure growth …
Staff
Dr. Lucia Hindorff is the Lead Extramural Training Program Director in the Training, Diversity, and Health Equity Office at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… and Health Equity (TiDHE) Office at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). She previously served as … program, a consortium to assess the clinical utility of genome sequencing in diverse settings and populations. Dr. … and the NHGRI scientific lead for the online NHGRI Genome-wide Association Study catalog. In her time at NHGRI, she …
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NIH will fund researchers to develop computational approaches to figure out which differences in DNA make people more susceptible to disease.
… genetic variants - in the less-studied regions of the genome that are responsible for regulating gene activity. A … associated with a disease, researchers typically conduct a genome-wide association study (GWAS), which compares the genomes of … NIH supports approaches to discovering DNA differences in genome’s regulatory regions …
Educational Resources
Personalized medicine is an emerging practice of medicine that uses an individual's genetic profile to guide decisions made in regard to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease.
… Human Genome Project, Genetic Counseling, Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS), Pedigree, Pharmacogenomics, Genetic … medicine is being advanced through data from the Human Genome Project. …