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NIH researchers have identified a striking signature in tumor DNA that occurs in five different types of cancer.
… biologist in the Division of Intramural Research at NIH's National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). "It's … test to identify early cancers through a blood test." The NIH Intramural Sequencing Center sequenced the tumor DNA that … Branch  and head of the Translational Genomics Section at NIH's National Cancer Institute (NCI). They will test blood …
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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.
… the Middle East. … The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) has long invested in basic genetics and genomics … illness to help develop effective therapies. For example: NIH investments in genome sequencing technology have led to … is critical to the diagnosis of sickle cell disease.  NIH researchers successfully edited the disease-causing …
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NIH will award $38.5 million over five years to the Developmental Genotype-Tissue Expression (dGTEx) project, which aims to build a widely available resource of human developmental gene expression in a multitude of tissues for use in basic and clinical research.
… ago, researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) saw a gap in the availability of high-quality tissue … genomic diseases. To work toward completing the resource, NIH will award $38.5 million over five years to the … (funded by NHGRI, NINDS, NIMH) … Additional Resources … NIH will expand existing gene expression resources bank to …
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A study published NIH researchers revealed that about half of individuals who said they don’t want to receive secondary genomic findings changed their mind after their healthcare provider gave them more detailed information.
… of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), both part of NIH.  Your browser does not support the video tag. Animation … a new policy consensus," said Berkman. Researchers at the NIH Department of Bioethics, NIEHS, Harvard University and … (ACMG) . Genet Med (2021). … References … About NHGRI and NIH … NIH researchers find many people want secondary genomic …
Staff
Dr. Robb Rowley is an Internal Medicine Physician and a program director for the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) Electronic Medical Records and Genomics (eMERGE) Network.
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NIH will renew three awards totaling $73.2 million over five years to continue building the Clinical Genome (ClinGen) resource, an effort to collect and archive information about clinically relevant genes and genomic variants for use in precision medicine.
… the ClinGen resource. … The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will renew three awards totaling $73.2 million over five … or conditions that are considered high priority to NIH. The ClinGen consortium aimed to create the tool that … University, Stanford, California  … About NHGRI, NCI and NIH … NIH awards $73 million to continue building resource of …
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North Asians may be more closely related to Eastern and Northern Europeans than previously thought.
Event
The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) hosted the Knockout Mouse Phenotyping Program (KOMP2) and International Mouse Phenotyping Consortium (IMPC)'s annual meeting at the Rockville Hilton in Rockville, Maryland, on November 19, 2019.
Educational Resources
A haplotype is a set of DNA variations, or polymorphisms, that tend to be inherited together.
The Genomics Landscape
In the August 4, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., talks about the establishment of the Global Biodata Coalition (GBC), which aims to move towards more internationally coordinated, sustainable, and streamlined mechanisms that support the biodata ecosystem.
… including the discovery of DNA. Turning our attention to NIH news – last year, Michael Gottesman, M.D. , announced his plans to step down as NIH Deputy Director for Intramural Research after ~28 years … like to give my own shout out for his contributions to NIH. His leadership and stewardship of NIH’s broader …