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The Genomics Landscape
In the June 2, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., highlights the new and improved Talking Glossary of Genomic and Genetic Terms - one of the premier educational resources offered by NHGRI, and it aims to help users better understand the basics of genomics and genetics.
… As the heat rises and the summer arrives, you might be looking for some indoor … to help users better understand the basics of genomics and genetics. While reformatted and expanded a few times over the … of remote-learning resources to help make genomics and genetics more accessible and understandable to a wide array …
The Genomics Landscape
In the March 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green details ClinGen, the first FDA-recognized Public Human Genetic Variant Database.
… the most recent 'polar vortex' becoming a distant memory and with baseball's spring training now in full swing, we … guidelines developed by the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG). ClinGen has collected … website . … NHGRI and the American Society for Human Genetics (ASHG) are committed to training professionals who …
News
To prevent an emerging genomic technology from contributing to health disparities, a scientific team funded by the National Institutes of Health has devised new ways to improve a genetic testing method called a polygenic risk score.
… between individuals’ genomes, known as genomic variants , and polygenic risk scores are tools for assessing many … disparities often stem from systemic discrimination, not genetics, these false results are a way that inequitable … chronic kidney disease, coronary heart disease, asthma and diabetes. Polygenic risk scores are particularly useful for …
Event
On February 23, 2023, NHGRI and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) continue their collaboration to present, "Historically Speaking: Next Generation of Black Leaders in Genetic Science."
… Speaking: Exploring Diversity in the Fields of Genomics and Biomedical Sciences October 20, 2022 Historically Speaking: Intersecting Race, DNA, And Demography September 10, 2020 … Past Events … Panel … … … The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American …
News Release
NHGRI researchers have developed the Families Sharing Health Assessment and Risk Evaluation (SHARE) workbook, which helps people use their family history to assess their risk for heart disease, diabetes, breast cancer and colorectal cancer.
… of people who use the workbook discuss their disease risks and health history with family members. … Researchers at the … have developed the Families Sharing Health Assessment and Risk Evaluation (SHARE) workbook, which helps people use … family history to assess their risk for heart disease, diabetes, breast cancer and colorectal cancer. Since 2012, …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics is revolutionizing health assessments before birth.
… mother's blood? Pregnancy can be a stressful time, and for many years prenatal genetic testing has required … Prenatal Genetic Diagnostic Tests Australia's Centre for Genetics Education - Overview of Prenatal Testing CBS News: … NLM - Genetic Testing Registry American Society of Human Genetics - Prenatal Cell-Free DNA Screening Infographics …
Media Advisory
On December 7, 2022, the National Human Genome Research Institute will host a webinar to discuss the key findings from a recently released Human Genetics & Genomics Workforce Survey Report.
… This past month, the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) released the Human Genetics and Genomics Workforce Survey Report, which lays a foundation …
News Release
By considering mixed genetic lineages, NHGRI researchers demonstrated that previously inferred links between a genomic variant that helps digest lactose and traits such as a person’s height and cholesterol level may not be valid.
… links between a genomic variant that helps digest lactose and traits such as a person’s height and cholesterol level … ancestry should be re-evaluated. “By reading population genetics papers, we realized that the pattern of genetic … catalogs of human genomic variation. By reading population genetics papers, we realized that the pattern of genetic …
Educational Resources
Carrier screening is a genetic test performed on people who display no symptoms for a genetic disorder but may be at risk for passing it on to their children.
… disease or trait. A carrier has inherited a normal and a variant allele for a disease- or trait-associated gene, …
Event
Join us on Wednesday, May 25, as scholars and scientists answer audience questions and address the complexities surrounding historical and present-day eugenics and scientific racism in the context of existing and developing genetic and genomic screening technologies.
… minimal-risk options for prenatal genetic screening and diagnosis for various conditions (variations) such as … to better plan for the specific care needs of their child and to promote the wider goals of public health. Their … sequencing has significantly more complexities, risks and potential benefits than established prenatal and newborn …