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Genomics and Medicine
The NHGRI Genomic Medicine Working Group has compiled a list of interesting advances.
News Release
A simple blood draw is replacing a giant needle to the belly for testing their fetuses for a range of genetic disorders.
… genomic medicine, has many predicting that prenatal whole genome sequencing will be widely available in the next five years. … But before prenatal whole genome sequencing is adopted, physicians in obstetrics and … genetic disorders. ​ … Prenatal genome sequencing, genome sequence fetal blood test, Benjamin Berkman M.P.H., prenatal …
Media Advisory
On Monday, June 24, 2019, Newborn Sequencing in Genomic Medicine and Public Health (NSIGHT) program investigators will present genomic research findings on implications for health and care of newborns during a public webinar session from 1:30 - 5:15 p.m Eastern.
… newborns at the final public session of the National Human Genome Research Institute’s Newborn Sequencing in Genomic … opportunities associated with the possible use of genomic sequence information for the care of newborns. … Topics … the building. The event will also be streamed live at: www.genome.gov/genometvlive . Who:  Anastasia Wise, Ph.D., …
News Release
Researchers developed a technique that will aid in a more accurate reconstruction of human genomes.
… of human genomes by determining the sections of the genome that come from each parent. This new technique, … to identify further complexity within any type of genome - from plants to animals - and provide more precise … also contribute to the goal of using a person's unique DNA sequence in their clinical care, otherwise known as precision …
Media Advisory
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will host researchers from the Telomere-to-Telomere (T2T) consortium, who have now sequenced the remaining 8% of DNA that was unable to be sequenced by the Human Genome Project and has eluded researchers for nearly two decades.
… attend an expert panel discuss the first complete, gapless sequence of a human genome via virtual conference call on March 31. … The … 8% of DNA that was unable to be sequenced by the Human Genome Project and has eluded researchers for nearly two …
Educational Resources
Gene mapping is the process of establishing the locations of genes on the chromosomes.
… of genes on the chromosomes. … Chromosomes, Linkage Analysis, Genome Sequencing, DNA Sequencing, Chromosomes … Gene mapping … a genome and then using computer programs to analyze the sequence to identify the location of genes. … Gene mapping …
Talking Glossary
A secondary genomic finding refers to a genomic variant, found through the analysis of a person’s genome, that is of potential medical value yet is unrelated to the initial reason for examining the person’s genome.
… finding refers to a genomic variant, found through the analysis of a person’s genome, that is of potential medical value yet is unrelated to the initial reason for examining the person’s genome. … A secondary genomic finding refers to a genomic …
News Release
Baylor College of Medicine. Houston and the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee will be providing DNA sequencing for the Undiagnosed Diseases Network.
… provide sequencing of the protein-coding portion of the genome, or exome. The clinical sequencing results will meet … Core. The facility will provide CLIA-certified genome sequence data for UDN patients and their family members in … Ph.D. Researchers will establish a pipeline for functional analysis, drug discovery, and pathway identification of …
Research Funding
The Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) Pilot Project launched in September 2003 to identify all functional elements in the human genome sequence.
… The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) launched a public research … to identify all functional elements in the human genome sequence. … In April 2003, the finished sequence of the human … encode[Keyword] NOT alternate[Title] To facilitate analysis of the comparative genomics data, the sequence data …
About Genomics
An interactive timeline listing key moments from the history of the project.
… and values of NHGRI. … Completed in April 2003, the Human Genome Project gave us the ability to read nature's complete … two published reports recommend creating an effort to sequence the human genome. The National Research Council … Human Genome Sequencing Consortium publishes an initial analysis of the human genome sequence. More + 2001 On Feb. …