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Research at NHGRI
The Social and Behavioral Research Branch conducts research to apply genomic discoveries to improve health and clinical care.
… analyses that quantify how genomic information impacts the flow of information and support across complex social …
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NIH researchers have identified a treatment that significantly decreases the risk of stroke in children with a rare genetic disease called Deficiency of Adenosine Deaminase Type 2 (DADA2).
… of the walls of the blood vessels, hindering blood flow to the brain and resulting in strokes. The treatment … in the wals of the blood vessels, hindering blood flow to the brain and result in strokes. Image Credit: Darryl …
Genetic Disorders
Poland anomaly is an underdevelopment or absence of the chest muscle on one side of the body and webbing of the fingers of the hand on the same side.
… be caused by the forward growth of the ribs reducing the flow of blood. A malformation of the subclavian arteries … susceptibility to events such as interruption of blood flow that may predispose a person to the anomaly. Additional …
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Laura Koehly, Ph.D., has been named chief of NHGRI's Social and Behavioral Research Branch.
… in these families," she said. "While information tended to flow to first degree relatives, an important next step was to …
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NHGRI researchers identified 59 genes or gene regions linked to canine athletics.
… those with roles in endurance, heart function, blood flow and pain perception. What terriers lacked in sporty …
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Micro-sized technologies are among the approaches researchers will use to develop high quality, low cost DNA sequencing technology.
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… may reduce complications of sickled cells blocking blood flow and depriving tissues of oxygen (called vaso-occlusive …
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NHGRI researchers have released new educational materials to help the sickle cell disease community learn about gene therapies for the disease.
… that codes for abnormal hemoglobin, which affects blood flow and causes pain, fatigue and other symptoms. Patients …
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The Social Genomics Project aims to understand what people around the world think about the intersections between genomics, genetics and society.
… seven surveys that ask questions about health risks, the flow of health information among family and friends, the use …
Fact Sheets
DNA sequencing determines the order of the four chemical building blocks - called "bases" - that make up the DNA molecule.