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NHGRI researchers are studying the link between Parkinson's disease, and a rare disorder, Gaucher disease, by cross-breeding mice with the disease mutations.
… Blood Institute, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, the University of Florida, Northwestern …
News Release
NHGRI will highlight rare disease research that benefits affected patients and provides insights into more common disorders on Rare Disease Day.
… patients and also provides insights into more common disorders.​ … They are underlining this important … be involved in or affect Parkinson's disease and related disorders like dementia with Lewy bodies," she said. William … benefit affected patients and provide insight into common disorders. Credit: Darryl Leja, NHGRI He also cited a 2014 …
Educational Resources
Holoprosencephaly is a developmental disorder that results when the forebrain of the embryo fails to divide and form the right and left halves of the brain.
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, …
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the newly developed polygenic risk scores webpage, which provides graphical and textual information about polygenic risk scores, describes polygenic traits, introduces how polygenic risk scores can be calculated, and explains how such scores can be interpreted.
… the clinical relevance or validity of genes in genetic disorders for use in precision medicine and research. A … genes reported to be associated with long QT syndrome, a congenital heart condition that predisposes patients to … Research Genomics experts dispute nine genes linked to congenital heart condition Notable accomplishments in genomic …
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 … recently, his research has grown to include genetics of congenital heart defects. This collaborative study is … the collection of a rich clinical epidemiology dataset of congenital heart defects in an African population … Adeyemo …
Genetic Disorders
Noonan syndrome involves unusual facial characteristics, short stature, heart defects, bleeding problems, developmental delays and malformations of the ribs.
… appearance. Short stature. Heart defect present at birth (congenital heart defect). A broad or webbed neck. Minor eye … appearance. Short stature. Heart defect present at birth (congenital heart defect). A broad or webbed neck. Minor eye … delays and malformations of the ribs. … Genetic Disorders …
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 …