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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.
… Association Studies (GWAS) … A genome-wide association study (GWAS) is an approach used in genetics research to … Medicine, Gene Variant … A genome-wide association study (abbreviated GWAS) is a research approach used to … to the disease or trait. … A genome-wide association study (GWAS) is an approach used in genetics research to …
Clinical Research
A study where both genotypic (individual genetics) and phenotypic (individual disease characteristics) patient data would be analyzed using advanced data-analytics programs to derive meaningful associations for the development of prevention, management and treatment strategies.
… A RUNX1 Longitudinal Natural History Study was launched by a team of NHGRI investigators at the NIH Clinical Center in early 2019. For more information, see … enroll in the Natural History Study, email natalie.deuitch@nih.gov . … The purpose of this study is to conduct …
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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​.
… with a particular disease. … A genome-wide association study is an approach that involves rapidly scanning markers … Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), a part of NIH's National Library of Medicine, is developing databases … and Phenotype (dbGaP) located at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=gap . … NIH, the Foundation for …
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Researchers have conducted the first study to look at the genomic underpinnings of obesity in continental Africans and African Americans.
… international team of researchers has conducted the first study of its kind to look at the genomic underpinnings of … for Research on Genomics and Global Health (CRGGH) at NIH. CRGGH examines the socio-cultural and genomic factors at … Global Health, National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH -- Charles N. Rotimi, Adebowale A. Adeyemo, Amy R. …
Clinical Research
The goal of this study is to learn more about the genetic contributions to the severity of disease of COVID-19.
… We appreciate your interest in the COVIDcode study. We are not accepting new participants at this time. … the National Institutes of Health, visit: https://covid19.nih.gov/ . Si español es su idioma preferido, contáctenos a (240) 274-6777 o covidcode@nih.gov . This study aims to learn more about the genetic …
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NIH expands its Encyclopedia of DNA Elements Project, which is creating a fundamental genomics resource scientists to study human health and disease.
… Sheena Faherty, Ph.D. … The National Institutes of Health (NIH) plans to expand its Encyclopedia of DNA Elements … a fundamental genomics resource used by many scientists to study human health and disease. … "ENCODE has created … National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of NIH, the ENCODE Project strives to catalog all the genes and …
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Researchers sequence the genomes of healthy participants, then analyze the data to find presumed, mutations that might lead to a genetic condition.
… Steven Benowitz … A new study by National Institutes of Health researchers has turned … the MGMGB. The research is part of ClinSeq, a large-scale, NIH research study that explores the fundamental medical, … Stenson, Cardiff University, U.K.; James Mullikin, Ph.D., NIH Intramural Sequencing Center; and Fabio Candotti, M.D., …
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Four NIH grants will support research on the ethical, legal and social questions raised by genomics research advances and genomic information.
… speak different languages and forms centers where they can study issues across disciplines. These grants are diverse and … found at www.genome.gov . National Institutes of Health (NIH) : NIH, the nation's medical research agency, includes 27 …
Clinical Research
A study with the goal of finding the genetic cause of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) and several novel and undiagnosed causes of autoinflammatory disease.
… This study was initially launched in 1994 to identify the genetic … this study, or to apply to participate, contact tina.romeo@nih.gov or amanda.ombrello@nih.gov … Somatic Mutations in UBA1  and Severe Adult-Onset …
Clinical Research
This study explores how microbes, such as bacteria and fungi, contribute to a very common skin condition called Atopic Dermatitis, known as eczema.
… The study is trying to determine how microbes, such as bacteria … ("eczema") at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). We are trying to determine how microbes, such as … to severe AD (eczema) who are willing to travel to the NIH Clinical Center, Bethesda, Md. Healthy children without …