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How well cancer patients fare after chemotherapy can be affected by their social interaction with other patients during treatment.
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Gene environment interaction is an influence on the expression of a trait that results from the interplay between genes and the environment.
… Gene Environment Interaction … Gene environment interaction is an influence on the … Gene–environment interaction refers to the interplay of genes … function) and the physical and social environment. These interactions influence the expression of phenotypes. For … Gene environment interaction is an influence on the …
Educational Resources
A complex disease is caused by the interaction of multiple genes and environmental factors.
… Genes, Cancer, Heart Disease, Gene-environment Interactions … that is more directly caused by mutations in a single gene. Common examples of complex genetic diseases include …
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Dr. Rongling Li is an epidemiologist and program director in the Division of Genomic Medicine at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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… variant in the duffy antigen receptor for chemokines gene. PLoS Genetics , 5(1): e1000360. 2009. [ PubMed ] CY … Zmuda, TB. Harris. Plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 gene polymorphisms and haplotypes are associated with plasma … "The 894T allele of endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene is related to left ventricular mass in African Americans …
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On January 11, 2021, NHGRI and The George Washington University organized an interactive webinar.
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More research must be done to understand the interactions of ancient genes with modern environments.
… Africans and people of African descent. Mutations in the gene APOL1 , for example, evolved to offer protection against … been made but more research must be done to understand the interactions of ancient genes with modern environments," said … More research must be done to understand the interactions of ancient genes with modern environments. …
Genetic Disorders
Autism is characterized by impaired social interactions, problems with verbal and nonverbal communication and repetitive behaviors.
… developmental disorders characterized by impaired social interactions, problems with verbal and nonverbal … developmental disorders characterized by impaired social interactions, problems with verbal and nonverbal … fine and then regress in both their language and social interactions at around 18 months of age. About 30 percent of …
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Oral history videos feature conversations with genomics researchers and an interactive discussion with the institute's three directors.
… lead to differences in disease susceptibility and variable drug response. This work can inform how medical professionals …
About Genomics
An interactive timeline listing key moments from the history of the project.
… first tool that researchers use to find a disease-causing gene. These maps identify the general area of the chromosome that contains the gene.  1995 Human Genome Project researchers publish a …
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Genomics is the study of all of a person's genes (the genome), including interactions of those genes with each other and with the person's environment.
… study of all of a person's genes (the genome), including interactions of those genes with each other and with the … the information needed to build the entire human body. A gene traditionally refers to the unit of DNA that carries the … Specifically, an enzyme copies the information in a gene's DNA into a molecule called messenger ribonucleic acid …