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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
Researchers find weaker immune response to viral infections in children with mitochondrial disorders
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 …