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CRGGH is now part of the newly-created Metabolic, Cardiovascular, and Inflammatory Disease Genomics Branch.
… … Over the past year, the Intramural Research Program of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) has been reorganized. As part of this reorganization, the Center for Research on Genomics … newly-created Metabolic, Cardiovascular, and Inflammatory Disease Genomics Branch (MCIDGB). … As described by NHGRI …
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.
… initially launched in 1994 to identify the genetic cause of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF). Since then, it has … expanded to include several novel and undiagnosed causes of autoinflammatory disease. For more information, see Protocol 94-HG-0105 or …
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Researchers with support from NIH will conduct research into the genetic underpinnings of Alzheimer's disease.
… Steven Benowitz … Teams of scientists will use support from the National Institutes of Health to conduct research into the genetic underpinnings of Alzheimer's disease, analyzing how genome sequences-the order of chemical …
News Release
NHGRI researchers have identified new genes associated with the Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) and some possible new therapies.
… identified new genes associated with the Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) and some possible new therapies. Findings on … world, were published in Blood Advances . … "The discovery of new genes associated with ECD provides hope for improving the diagnoses of a disease that affects so many parts of the body. We also …
Research Funding
The Multi-Omics for Health and Disease Consortium aims to advance the application of multi-omic technologies to study health and disease in ancestrally diverse populations.
… David Conti, Alaina Vidmar, Tanya Alderete University of Southern California Longitudinal integration of environmental exposures, omics, and childhood NAFLD (LEON) Study Disease Study Site** Stephanie Christenson*, Neeta Thakur, …
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Scientists studying the genomes of nearly 5,000 people have pinpointed a genetic variant tied to an increased risk for stroke and cardiovascular disease.
… Steven Benowitz … Scientists studying the genomes of nearly 5,000 people have pinpointed a genetic variant tied … genetic and biochemical influences in the development of stroke and cardiovascular disease, and may also help lead to new treatment strategies. …
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NHGRI researchers have discovered that Mediterranean populations may be more susceptible to an autoinflammatory disease because of evolutionary pressure to survive the bubonic plague.
… populations may be more susceptible to an autoinflammatory disease because of evolutionary pressure to survive the bubonic plague. The … the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health, determined that …
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Six new grants will support researchers for new computational approaches to search millions of genomic variants for disease susceptibility.
… Benowitz … Six new grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will support researchers to develop new … genomic variants to find those that make a difference in disease susceptibility or in other traits. The awards are for … genomes. They plan to develop various statistical models based on large amounts of information from …
Talking Glossary
Un gameto es una célula reproductiva de un animal o planta.
… Gameto … Un gameto es una célula reproductiva de un animal o planta. … A gamete is a reproductive cell of an animal or plant. In animals, female gametes are called ova or …
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Researchers explored patients', parents' and physicians' perspectives on the use of CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing to reverse sickle cell disease.
… Jeannine Mjoseth … In the first study of its kind, researchers explored patients', parents' and physicians' perspectives on the use of CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing to reverse sickle cell disease (SCD). … A First-of-its-Kind Study CRISPR-Cas9 is a …