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A team from the NIH has surmounted a major obstacle to testing potential drug therapies for a rare, genetic condition called Gaucher disease.
… Raymond MacDougall … A team from the National Institutes of Health has surmounted a major … obstacle to testing potential drug therapies for a rare, genetic condition called Gaucher disease. Researchers from …
Genetic Disorders
Progeria is an extremely rare genetic disease of childhood characterized by dramatic, premature aging.
… Progeria is an extremely rare genetic disease of childhood characterized by dramatic, premature aging. … … of childhood characterized by dramatic, premature aging. The condition, which derives its name from "geras," the Greek …
For Patients and Families
Neglected diseases are conditions that inflict severe health burdens on the world's poorest people.
… Neglected diseases are conditions that inflict severe health burdens on the world's poorest people and are often overlooked by drug … severe health burdens on the world's poorest people. Many of these conditions are infectious diseases that are most …
For Patients and Families
List of resources to help you find accurate and reliable information on genetic and rare diseases.
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… Finding accurate and reliable information on genetic and rare diseases among the millions of online sources is a difficult task for almost everyone. We …
Research Training
This program offers training in a combined program of maternal-fetal medicine and medical genetics.
… The Metropolitan D.C. Medical Genetics Program also offers new subspecialty training in a combined program of maternal-fetal medicine and med genetics in collaboration … a unique training opportunity for understanding the genetic etiologies seen in prenatally diagnosed anomalies and …
For Patients and Families
Genetic professionals provide information and support to individuals or families who have genetic disorders or may be at risk for inherited conditions.
… Genetic professionals work as members of health care teams providing information and support to … actual diagnosis of a disease or condition. Many genetic diseases are so rare that only a geneticist can provide the …
News Release
NIH researchers have identified and tested a molecule that shows promise as a possible treatment for Gaucher disease and Parkinson's disease.
… assistance from a high tech robot, National Institutes of Health researchers have identified and tested a molecule … could be widely available to treat people with these diseases. However, there's a long distance between … technology to understand, diagnose and treat genomic and genetic diseases. Additional information about NHGRI can be …
Educational Resources
Genetic engineering is the process of using recombinant DNA (rDNA) technology to alter the genetic makeup of an organism.
… Genetic Engineering … Genetic engineering is the process of using recombinant DNA (rDNA) technology to …
Research Training
Two-year fellowships for M.D.s and Ph.D.s in cytogenetics, biochemical genetics and molecular genetics.
… The Laboratory Genetics and Genomics Fellowship Training … to oversee and interpret cytogenetic and molecular genetic tests important in the diagnosis and management of human genetic disorders. … To gain the requisite …
Research at NHGRI
The Genetics and Molecular Biology Branch uses genomic technologies to study the human genome and other organisms and disease mechanisms.
… The Genetics and Molecular Biology Branch uses state-of-the-art genetic and genomic technologies to study the genomes of … improved diagnosis, treatments and prevention of human diseases. Using the excellent resources of NHGRI intramural …