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Lindsey Criswell, who became the director of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases in February, 2021 is also an associate investigator in NHGRI's Metabolic, Cardiovascular and Inflammatory Disease Genomics Branch.
… research focuses on the genetics and epidemiology of human autoimmune disease, particularly rheumatoid arthritis and … medicine and rheumatology. … Biography … Genomics of Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease Section Staff … Lindsey A. … Genomics Branch. … Lindsey Criswell, genetic risk factors, autoimmune disease, rheumatoid arthritis (RA); systemic lupus …
Research at NHGRI
CRGGH uses genomic tools to understand the pathobiology of metabolic disorders, including obesity, hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, and kidney disease.
… genomic tools to understand the pathobiology of metabolic disorders, including obesity, hypertension, diabetes, … chronic complex diseases such diabetes and cardiovascular disorders. Data generated in the CRGGH will continue to … genomic tools to understand the pathobiology of metabolic disorders, including obesity, hypertension, diabetes, …
Staff
Dr. Carsten Bonnemann is an adjunct investigator in the Medical Genetics Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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… interests focus on genetically-caused neuromuscular disorders of childhood. In his clinical practice, formerly at … uses next-generation genomic tools to identify new genetic disorders, as well as to carefully establish phenotypic … are perturbed in muscular dystrophy and other muscle disorders. Their overriding goal - in both the laboratory and …
Staff
Dr. Ellen Sidransky is a pediatrician and clinical geneticist in the Medical Genetics Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… the complexity encountered in "simple" Mendelian disorders, the association between Gaucher disease and … protocols evaluating patients with lysososmal storage disorders and prospectively studying patients and relatives … contributing to clinical heterogeneity in single gene disorders, and to develop new therapies for patients. The …
Staff
Dr. Adebowale Adeyemo is an associate investigator and deputy director of NHGRI's Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health.
… genomics of complex disease, focusing on cardiometabolic disorders and complex disorders of childhood. He has published widely in genetics … broad areas: the genetic epidemiology of cardiometabolic disorders and the genetics of complex disease in childhood. …
Staff
Dr. Marjan Huizing is a staff scientist in the Medical Genetics Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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… Dr. Huizing investigates rare human genetic disorders and associated intracellular processes in order to … molecular function that underlie various genetic metabolic disorders, with the hope of developing treatments for these illnesses. Her research focuses on disorders of sialic acid metabolism and of lysosome-related …
Event
The Excellence in Clinical Research Seminar Series is designed to facilitate clinical research in the rare disease space with a focus on aspects of regulatory medicine and clinical trials in Mendelian disorders.
… on regulatory medicine and clinical trials in Mendelian disorders. The series will follow one of two formats: (1) a … of regulatory medicine and clinical trials in Mendelian disorders. The series will largely follow either one of two … of regulatory medicine and clinical trials in Mendelian disorders. … Event …
Genetic Disorders
Dercum disease is a rare condition that is characterized by multiple, painful fatty tumors that occur chiefly in post-menopausal, obese women of middle age.
… Some researchers have suggested that Dercum disease is an autoimmune disorder (a condition that occurs when the body's … in post-menopausal, obese women of middle age. … Genetic Disorders …
Genetic Disorders
Klinefelter syndrome is a condition that occurs in men as a result of an extra X chromosome. The most common symptom is infertility.
… have Klinefelter syndrome also have an increased risk for autoimmune disorders such as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis and Sjogren's … The most common symptom is infertility. … Genetic Disorders …
Genetic Disorders
Noonan syndrome involves unusual facial characteristics, short stature, heart defects, bleeding problems, developmental delays and malformations of the ribs.
… delays and malformations of the ribs. … Genetic Disorders …