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Researchers at the NHGRI's Undiagnosed Disease Program have developed a new toolset for finding potential disease-causing gene variants in undiagnosed patients.
… powerful new toolset for finding potential disease-causing gene variants in undiagnosed patients. The work is … using a menu of techniques to detect potentially harmful gene variants. Researchers found, on average, 6.6 faulty … then investigated which of these potentially bad gene variants contributed to the patients' undiagnosed …
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Dominant refers to the relationship between two versions of a gene.
… refers to the relationship between two versions of a gene. … Dominant, Recessive, Alleles, Family Health History, Genetics, Genetic Variation, Mutation, Ancestry … Dominant refers to the relationship between two versions of a gene. Individuals receive two versions of each gene, known as …
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It’s teatime and doctors, researchers and patients are at the table. They celebrate a decade of work and launch the first in-human gene therapy trial for children with a rare and devastating disease, GM1 gangliosidosis.
… celebrate a decade of work and launch the first in-human gene therapy trial for children with a rare and devastating … disease. Jojo was about to receive the first experimental gene therapy treatment for the rare disease, GM1 gangliosidosis. A faulty gene halts a critical process Dr. Tifft, a geneticist at the …
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NIH researchers have created a data resource show how differences in an individual's genome can affect gene activity and contribute to disease.
… differences in an individual's genomic make-up can affect gene activity and contribute to disease. The new resource … in GTEx provides an unprecedented depth of genomic variation. It gives us unique insights into how people differ in gene expression in tissues and organs." NIH launched the GTEx …
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In genomic imprinting the ability of a gene to be expressed depends upon the sex of the parent who passed on the gene.
… Genetic Imprinting … In genomic imprinting the ability of a gene to be expressed depends upon the sex of the parent who passed on the gene. … Genetic Imprinting, DNA Sequence, Genes, Family Health History, Genealogy, Gene Expression … Genomic imprinting is the process by which …
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NIH researchers identified a novel role for a gene known as heat shock protein 60, finding it is critical in tissue regeneration and wound healing.
… of Health researchers have identified a novel role for a gene known as heat shock protein 60 ( Hsp60 ), finding that … "This study proposes an unusual role for a well-known gene," said Shawn Burgess, Ph.D., head of NHGRI's … today in the journal npj Regenerative Medicine . "This gene is found in every organism from bacteria to man. We have …
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NIH programs are establishing which genes and genomic variants play a role in human disease, enabling use in medicine and research.
… which is a lack of evidence about the relationship between gene variants and diseases. A special issue of Human Mutation … in concert to advance knowledge connecting human genomic variation to human health. … Advancing Knowledge of Human … to develop standard processes for reviewing data about gene variants and their connections to health and disease. …
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A variety of approaches target the blood stem cells to relieve or reduce your symptoms of sickle cell disease.
… cells to reduce your symptoms of sickle cell disease.  Gene therapies use your own stem cells, while bone marrow transplants use the stem cells of a matched donor.  Gene therapy  In gene therapy , your stem cells are changed by altering part …
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NHGRI researchers have generated the largest catalog of genetic variants associated with physical traits for domesticated dog breeds.
… toward the major role played by genetics in shaping such variation in dogs. … The Power of Comparison In a new study, … owners. In particular, the study found that the  LCORL  gene is associated with dog body weight and height.  LCORL  … (ex. Golden Retriever). Their analysis revealed that the gene  ESR1  is associated with long legs in dogs. In humans …
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Genetics refers to the study of genes and their roles in inheritance. Genomics refers to the study of all of a person's genes (the genome).
… … Understanding more about diseases caused by a single gene (using genetics) and complex diseases caused by multiple … with the variability of responses to medications due to variation in single genes. Pharmacogenetics takes into … and will be clones of the common ancestor bacterial cell. Gene cloning involves manipulations to make multiple …