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A gamete is a reproductive cell of an animal or plant.
… Gamete … A gamete is a reproductive cell of an animal or plant. … A gamete is a reproductive cell of an animal or plant. In animals, female gametes are called ova or …
Genetic Disorders
Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease is a genetic disorder characterized by the growth of numerous cysts in both kidneys.
… Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) is a genetic disorder characterized by the growth of numerous cysts in both kidneys. The progressive expansion of PKD cysts slowly replaces much of the normal mass of the …
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Addressing the COVID-19 pandemic and what it means to the pediatric mitochondrial disease community.
… Children affected by mitochondrial disease have impaired oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS). … Because mitochondria are found in nearly all cells of the body, children with mitochondrial disease can have … problems, especially in organ systems that require a lot of energy. For example, pediatric mitochondrial disease often …
News Release
NIH researchers demonstrated that gene therapy may be the best method for correcting the single faulty gene that causes Niemann-Pick disease, type C1.
… Jeannine Mjoseth … For the first time, National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers have demonstrated in mice that … correcting the single faulty gene that causes Niemann-Pick disease, type C1 (NPC1). The gene therapy involved inserting a functional copy of the NPC1 gene into mice with the disease; the treated …
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Baylor College of Medicine. Houston and the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee will be providing DNA sequencing for the Undiagnosed Diseases Network.
… Raymond MacDougall … The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced today that Baylor College of … variants in patients' genome that may be the cause of a disease. Genome sequencing is an increasingly fast and … through which researchers will develop a pipeline of models for disease-causing mutations in a broad range of …
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NIH researchers have discovered a rare and sometimes lethal inflammatory disease - otulipenia - that primarily affects young children.
… Jeannine Mjoseth … National Institutes of Health researchers have discovered a rare and sometimes lethal inflammatory disease - otulipenia - that primarily affects young children. … identified anti-inflammatory treatments that ease some of the patients' symptoms: fever, skin rashes, diarrhea, …
Research at NHGRI
The Genetic Disease Research Branch studies how genetic changes affect the structure and function of gene products leading to human disease.
… The Genetic Disease Research Branch studies the mechanisms by which genetic changes affect the structure and function of gene products leading to human disease. … A major focus of the branch's research lies in understanding how …
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NHGRI will fund a set of genome sequencing and analysis centers whose research will focus on understanding the genomic bases of common and rare human diseases.
… Sheena Faherty, Ph.D. … The National Institutes of Health will fund a set of genome sequencing and analysis … part of NIH, today launched the Centers for Common Disease Genomics (CCDG), which will use genome sequencing to … among people influence disease risk and to develop models for future studies of common disease. CMG scientists …
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The Undiagnosed Diseases Network has opened an online patient application portal called the UDN Gateway.
… Diseases Network (UDN), a clinical research initiative of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has opened an online patient application portal called the UDN Gateway. Introduction of this application system sets the stage for the network to …
Research at NHGRI
The Metabolic, Cardiovascular and Inflammatory Disease Genomics Branch studies the genomic and social determinants of complex diseases.
… The Metabolic, Cardiovascular and Inflammatory Disease Genomics Branch (MCIDGB) studies the genomic and social determinants of complex diseases. … Investigators focus, in particular, on … The center's scientists develop genetic epidemiology models that explore the patterns and determinants of common, …