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For Patients and Families
​Pharmacogenomics combines the science of how drugs work, called pharmacology, with the science of the human genome, called genomics.​
… … Pharmacogenomics, Genome, Medicine, Drugs For Genetic Conditions … ​Pharmacogenomics combines the science of how …
Staff
Dr. Lawrence Brody is a senior investigator in NHGRI's Social and Behavioral Research Branch and director of NHGRI's Division of Genomics and Society. ​
… that alter an individual's risk of developing specific conditions. These variants fall roughly into two categories. … prevention. With investigators in NHGRI's Social and Behavioral Research Branch, he initiated and co-directs the … Brody is a senior investigator in NHGRI's Social and Behavioral Research Branch and director of NHGRI's Division …
News Release
Four NHGRI researchers share the steps toward a career in genomics with 60 Brooklyn-area high school students.
… Human Genome Research Institute's (NHGRI) Social and Behavioral Research Branch. She studies the skin microbiome … high school students. ​ … Careers in genomics, Social and Behavioral Research Branch, Medgar Evers College, Carla …
Genetic Disorders
Inborn errors of metabolism are disorders that cause a block in a metabolic pathway leading to clinically significant consequences.
… may also occur spontaneously. When discussing how genetic conditions are passed on in a family, it is important to …
For Patients and Families
​Genetic tests may be used to identify increased risks of health problems, to choose treatments, or to assess responses to treatments.
… on to children Screen newborn babies for certain treatable conditions Genetic test results can be hard to understand, …
Clinical Research
GENE-FORECAST® is developing a community cohort and resource for defining the significance of ancestry-related genomic variation in African-Americans.
… used for CT and/or MRI scans. Identification of medical conditions that could require further medical …
Clinical Research
The study collects genetic and medical information from people with GNE myopathy to understand the symptoms and clinical course of GNE myopathy.
… contribution to families and individuals affected by these conditions. This study will provide information that will … obtain genetic testing: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gtr/conditions/C1853926/ Where will the study take place? At the …
News Release
NIH researchers analyzed the gene activities of immune cells in children with mitochondrial disorders and found that their B cells, which produce antibodies to fight viral infections, are less able to survive cellular stress.
… that help the body fight infections. During stressful conditions, these cells produce a microRNA called mir4485 . … energy, so they are unable to survive the stressful conditions.” Researchers used a technique called VirScan to …
News Release
Fearful patients who received information about the role of genomics in obesity were less likely to take steps to improve health habits
… was published in an advanced online issue of the Annals of Behavioral Medicine on February 5, 2016. "People sometimes … author and an associate investigator with the Social and Behavioral Research Branch at the National Human Genome … physician delivering information about the genomic or behavioral underpinnings of weight and answered questions …
Staff
Julie Sapp is a genetic counselor in the NHGRI in the Genomic Services Research Program (GSRP).
… upon her genetic counseling training and over a decade of behavioral science research experience to promote the … her to investigate a varied set of important social and behavioral questions related to the practice of clinical … qualitative and quantitative investigations of social and behavioral constructs such as the psychosocial impact of …