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NIH is awarding $18.9 million towards research that aims to accelerate the use of genome sequencing in clinical care for all individuals.
… that aims to accelerate the use of genome sequencing in clinical care. The new awards will generate innovative approaches and … Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI), both part of NIH. The new grants will …
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The Clinical Center Genomics Opportunity promotes precision medicine and development of infrastructure to support clinical genomics at the NIH Clinical Center.
… The Clinical Center Genomics Opportunity promotes precision … and spurs the development of infrastructure to support clinical genomics in the NIH Clinical Center. … The program … use genomic data in clinical research and clinical care. The NIH Office of Intramural Research (OIR), the …
Research Funding
ClinGen will advance genomics in clinical care and improve our understanding of phenotypic and functional effects of genetic variants and their clinical value.
… information on only a few genomic variants is used in clinical practice. One factor that limits the clinical use of … disease, pharmacogenomics, hereditary (germline) cancer, somatic cancer and inborn errors of metabolism have … to genetic information while maintaining quality patient care Complex Disease Carlos Bustamante Genevieve Wojcik …
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Nurses and other health professionals looking to integrate genomics into patient care now have access to an online toolkit with more than 100 resources.
… professionals looking to integrate genomics into patient care now have access to an online toolkit with more than 100 … Genome Research Institute. … Developed with input from clinical educators and administrators, The Method for … and understand how to prepare their workforce for emerging clinical applications. "The MINC toolkit is a starting point …
Genetic Disorders
Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in women after skin cancer.
… Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in women after skin … for the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene, surveillance (mammography and clinical breast exams) can help detect the disease at an … breast cancer by almost 50 percent in women at high risk. Clinical trials are now under way to determine whether …
Research Funding
​CSER is rapidly advancing the knowledge necessary to develop best practices for implementating genomic sequence data into clinical care. ​
… Reports of genomic sequencing being applied to the medical care of individual patients are becoming more frequent, but … becomes routine. Evidence regarding the most promising clinical applications and the specific diseases or individual … implementation of genomic sequencing for pediatric cancer patients in the diverse population and healthcare …
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NHGRI-funded CSER investigators and colleagues point to need for greater evidence that DNA sequencing helps patients.
… Benowitz … In the nearly four years since its launch, the Clinical Sequencing Exploratory Research (CSER) program has … and social implications of using genomics in clinical care. … CSER, which is funded by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and the National Cancer Institute, both parts of the National Institutes of …
Genetic Disorders
Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the United States.
… Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the United States. An estimated 40 to 50 percent of Americans who live to age 65 will have skin cancer at least once. … Skin cancer is the most common type …
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The TCGA network describes uterine and bile duct cancer.
… NHGRI Communications and Public Liaison Branch … The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), a program co-funded by the National Cancer Institute and NHGRI, has greatly improved our … data set brings precision to breast cancer diagnosis and care Additional Resources: …
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Investigators with The Cancer Genome Atlas Research Network have identified new potential therapeutic targets for a major form of bladder cancer.
… and Public Liaison Branch … Investigators with The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Research Network have identified … of bladder cancer patients. "We've organized our medical care around the affected organ system," Dr. Lerner said. "We … As targeted drug agents go through preclinical and clinical development, we hope that rather than treating 10 …