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20 papers published online in 2014 highlight research on DNA biorepositories and electronic medical records to better understand the genomics of disease.
… Network. eMERGE is supported by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National … that information in hand, researchers performed genome-wide association studies (GWAS) to test hundreds of thousands of …
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Six new grants will support researchers for new computational approaches to search millions of genomic variants for disease susceptibility.
… of funds. They are administered by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and the National Cancer … For the last decade, scientists have used genome-wide association studies (GWAS) to find regions of the genome …
Research Funding
The Genomic Variation Program supports large-scale studies of human genetic variation.
… false detection rate of 5 percent. About 96 percent of the genome can be studied with high confidence. More than 80 … The Genomic Variation Program supports large-scale studies of human genetic variation as part of projects such … and responses to drugs and environmental factors, such as association and admixture approaches, and how to use patterns …
Educational Resources
Cytogenetics is the branch of genetics that studies the structure of DNA within the cell nucleus.
… Cytogenetics … Cytogenetics is the branch of genetics that studies the structure of DNA within the cell nucleus. … DNA, … diseases. … Cytogenetics is the branch of genetics that studies the structure of DNA within the cell nucleus. … …
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Dr. Adebowale Adeyemo is an associate investigator and deputy director of NHGRI's Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health.
… 2003 to work in genetic epidemiology at the National Human Genome Center at Howard University. He came to the NIH in … for obesity in an African population, the first genome-wide linkage analysis for serum lipids in an African … using genome-wide markers and the first genome-wide association study (GWAS) for hypertension and blood pressure …
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Research points to the effects of nutrients in how DNA mutates in the mitochondria.
… Brody, Ph.D., a senior scientist at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National … and three Es. These impacts have been studied in the human genome. However, Drs. Brody and Parle-McDermott aimed to look … are less certain. In the future, we need bigger human studies using more updated techniques.” Human studies will …
Research Funding
The centers define the state-of-the-art study designs and methods to find variants and genes underlying Mendelian disorders.
… The National Human Genome Research Institute funded the Centers for Mendelian … of the genetic basis of Mendelian disorders using genome-wide approaches, which are more rapid and …
Research at NHGRI
The Medical Genetics Branch studies inherited disorders of metabolism and of human development.
… acquisition of large sample sets from unique populations. Studies of these rare patients and populations have proven … … Medical Genetics Branch … The Medical Genetics Branch studies inherited disorders of metabolism and of human development. … The Medical Genetics Branch studies inherited disorders of metabolism and of human …
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Several regulations and policies stipulate the information that must be given to research participants prior to their enrolling in a study.
… intervention or interaction with the individual, and uses, studies, or analyzes the information or biospecimens; or Obtains, uses, studies, analyzes, or generates identifiable private …
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Scientists studying the genomes of nearly 5,000 people have pinpointed a genetic variant tied to an increased risk for stroke and cardiovascular disease.
… The investigators were supported by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) Genomics and Randomized … defined. Dr. Williams and his colleagues conducted genome-wide association studies of participants from two large long-term …