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The Genetic Disease Research Branch studies how genetic changes affect the structure and function of gene products leading to human disease.
… and better understand pathways involved in human genetic diseases and normal development. Model systems, including … understanding genetic contributions to a number of human diseases, particularly those affecting the nervous, immune …
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.
… Identifier: NCT00001373 . … Autoinflammatory diseases are a group of disorders characterized by seemingly … T-cells that are characteristic of autoimmune diseases. Some autoinflammatory diseases have been shown to … Adventures in Autoinflammatory Genetics: From Genetically Complex Syndromes to Mendelian Diseases: 1) Systemic Juvenile …
CRGGH is now part of the newly-created Metabolic, Cardiovascular, and Inflammatory Disease Genomics Branch.
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Researchers with support from NIH will conduct research into the genetic underpinnings of Alzheimer's disease.
… understanding of the genetic variants involved in this complex and devastating disease and to the shared goal of … the causes, treatments and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its programs, …
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NIH researchers demonstrated that gene therapy may be the best method for correcting the single faulty gene that causes Niemann-Pick disease, type C1.
… to understand, diagnose and treat genomic and genetic diseases. Additional information about NHGRI can be found at: … the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its programs, …
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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.
… practices, and standards that can be generalized across diseases and populations. It will also generate a … diverse populations; 2) persons with and without specific diseases; 3) harmonized and standardized phenotypic and …
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NHGRI researchers have identified new genes associated with the Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) and some possible new therapies.
… institute's goals to advance medical knowledge about rare diseases and to potentially provide insights into more common …
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A team from the NIH has surmounted a major obstacle to testing potential drug therapies for a rare, genetic condition called Gaucher disease.
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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.
… pathway that plays a major role in several common diseases. Together, their findings may provide new clues to … participants in the FHS, a remarkable result given the complex nature of methionine metabolism and its impact on cerebrovascular risk. In many complex diseases, genomic variants often account for less …
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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.
… Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases in February, 2021 is also an associate investigator … (SLE), Sjögren’s syndrome, major histocompatibility complex (MHC), biological pathways, genetic ancestry, … Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases in February, 2021 is also an associate investigator …