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Three research teams funded by NIH gather data at the most basic molecular levels about the biological processes that make up the human microbiome.
… onset of inflammatory bowel disease and onset of type 2 diabetes. Importantly, as with many projects in the genomics … technology - as a resource for other scientists. Type 2 Diabetes Onset. To explore the relationship between the microbiome, stress and the onset of type 2 diabetes, the researchers will follow about 60 people at risk …
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A microbiome is all of the genetic material found in a microbe, such as a bacterium, fungal cell or virus.
… article discusses the possible role of microorganisms in diabetes and insulin resistance and efforts to understand … have anything to do with bacteria, including obesity and diabetes. Explore the Human Microbiome By Christine Gormanj …
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Researchers sequence the genomes of healthy participants, then analyze the data to find presumed, mutations that might lead to a genetic condition.
… Institute; Kristina Rother, M.D., National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; David Cooper, … National Cancer Institute, and the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). NHGRI is … a component of the NIH, conducts and supports research on diabetes and other endocrine and metabolic diseases; …
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Two grants will support studies on genomic literacy among Africans relating to research conducted in Africa by African investigators.
… The goal is to develop a participant consent form for a diabetes study that better relays genetic concepts in terms … plan to test this on participants enrolling in a diabetes study. The Nigeria project could impact how consent …
The Genomics Landscape
In the March 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the newly appointed Dr. Chris Gunter's role as Senior Advisor for Genomics Engagement as well as the 30 oral histories to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the launch of the Human Genome Project.
… gene changes Genetic profile may predict chance of type 2 diabetes among women with gestational diabetes How a tiny and strange marine animal produces …
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Research studies are now using polygenic risk scores to determine a person’s inherited risk for certain diseases, but there are inconsistencies in how these scores are calculated. NHGRI has published guidelines in Nature for how these scores should be reported.
… a person's inherited risk for diseases like Type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease and breast cancer, which … Institute, University of Cambridge, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute and Health Data Research, U.K. … About …
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Dr. Bettie Graham was the division director for NHGRI's Division of Extramural Operations.
… Task Force on Animals Models Appropriate for Research on Diabetes Mellitus and Its Complications. Diabetes , Vol. 31, Supplement 1: 1 102, 1982. Graham, B. J., …
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Final outcomes from the most comprehensive analysis to-date of humans and their microbiomes definitively link microbes and microbial activities with health problems.
… manage IBD," said Huttenhower.  Preemptive strike: Type 2 diabetes in its early stage Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is nearing epic proportions in the world and … to healthy participants, but still effective. Since type 2 diabetes is linked to immune system-related stresses, the …
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The PAGE Consortium investigates ancestrally diverse populations to gain a better understanding of how genetic factors influence susceptibility to disease.
… variants, variant annotation, and specific traits (lipids, diabetes/obesity, CHD/ECG, cancer, hypertension/kidney, … on cancer, cardiovascular disease, lipids, obesity, type 2 diabetes, menopause/menarche, the Metabochip and …
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Researchers have conducted the first study to look at the genomic underpinnings of obesity in continental Africans and African Americans.
… and morbidity by increasing a person's risk of developing diabetes, hypertension, heart disease and some cancers. While … by NHGRI and supported by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, the Center for …