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Clinical Research
A study for patients with unexpected genetic results
… unexpected genetic test results about their risk for cancer, heart disease, and other conditions after having … treated or prevented. Many of these results are related to cancer risk and heart conditions . If you think you have … or Spanish  Received a genetic testing result related to cancer risk or heart disease even though they were not …
Staff
Dr. Raman Sood is an associate investigator in the Translational and Functional Genomics Branch and director of the Zebrafish Core at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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… of novel genetic models to dissect resistance to thyroid hormone receptor a in zebrafish . Thyroid 30 (2):314-328. 2020. McElderry J, Carrington B, … from the 1q25 region encompassing the hereditary prostate cancer (HPC1) locus . Genomics 73: 211-222, 2001. Sood R , …
Clinical Research
The CLINSEQ® Study seeks to learn about the role that your genes play in your health.
… a variety of conditions, including heart disease, breast cancer, and hearing loss. … Our goal is to enroll 1500 … Preliminary validation of a consumer-oriented colorectal cancer risk assessment tool compatible with the US Surgeon …
Professional Development Programs
The JHU/NIH Genetic Counseling Training Program addresses the growing need for genetic counseling services.
… Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and National Cancer Institute (NCI) at the National Institutes of Health … Program Director Megan Cho, ScM.   Associate Director of Cancer Genomics Leila Jamal, Sc.M., Ph.D.   Charles …
Staff
Dr. Introne is a pediatrician, clinical and biochemical geneticist in the Medical Genetics Branch in NHGRI.
… Klubo-Gwiezdzinska J (*Co-First Authors). Assessment of Thyroid Function in Patients with Alkaptonuria . JAMA Netw …
The Genomics Landscape
In the October 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green, reflects on the twelve years of groundbreaking research by the Clinical Sequencing Evidence-generating Research (CSER) consortium.
… underlie top genetic risk loci for glaucoma and colorectal cancer Mukamel et al. Cell 2023 Aug 17; 186(17): 3659-3673 … a larger influence on the risk for glaucoma and colorectal cancer, respectively, compared to previously identified … program, began when NHGRI partnered with the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to fund six research sites to ease the …
News Release
Six new grants will support researchers for new computational approaches to search millions of genomic variants for disease susceptibility.
… Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and the National Cancer Institute, both parts of NIH. … Comparing the genomes … can lead to diseases in people, including an inherited eye cancer, retinoblastoma. They would like to develop … University of California, San Diego/Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research; $2.3 million, three years Principal …
MINC
Contributors to the MINC toolkit
… Kathleen Calzone, Ph.D., R.N., AGN-BC, FAAN National Cancer Institute Donna Chase, M.S., R.N. South Shore Hospital … Cathy Glennon, R.N., MHS, OCN, NE-BC University of Kansas Cancer Center Beth Harkness, R.N., BSN, CPN Children’s … Hospital Barbara Tofani, R.N., MSN Hunterdon Regional Cancer Center … MINC Contributors … Contributors to the MINC …
The Genomics Landscape
In the March 2024 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green spotlights the Centers of Excellence in Genomic Science (CEGS) Program evaluation.
… scientific societies, mostly recently at the American Thyroid Association, to her new role. With the numerous … ingenuity in genetics research. With a history in studying cancer genetics, Dr. Ostrander’s primary research focuses on …
Profile
Reflecting on his NIH career, Dr. Smith recounts his journey from researcher to program director in a conversation with NHGRI science writer Sonja Soo, Ph.D. He looks ahead to a retirement filled with traveling, spending time with friends and family, playing pickleball and brewing ale.
… to what became the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research at the National Cancer Institute. I was in the Laboratory of Genomic … joining NHGRI, Dr. Smith spent 20 years at the National Cancer Institute, where he developed genomic technologies and …