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NHGRI-funded CSER investigators and colleagues point to need for greater evidence that DNA sequencing helps patients.
… In the nearly four years since its launch, the Clinical … genomics in medicine. CSER investigators have discovered genomic variants - differences in the DNA code - that could … Bethesda, Maryland, for a one-day conference, Integrating Genomic Sequencing into Clinical Care: CSER and Beyond . The …
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Nurses and other health professionals looking to integrate genomics into patient care now have access to an online toolkit with more than 100 resources.
… health professionals looking to integrate genomics into patient care now have access to an online toolkit with more than 100 … The Method for Introducing a New Competency in Genomics (MINC) website provides resources for nursing … can help practicing nurses care for patients undergoing genomic testing and treatments, build awareness in their …
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NIH is awarding $18.9 million towards research that aims to accelerate the use of genome sequencing in clinical care for all individuals.
… towards research that aims to accelerate the use of genome sequencing in clinical care. The new awards will generate innovative … and best practices to ensure that the effectiveness of genomic medicine can be applied to all individuals and … of medicine, improve the discovery and interpretation of genomic variants, and investigate the impact of genome …
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NHGRI researchers recently published a study using virtual reality simulations to investigate how clinicians might use a type of genomic risk information called polygenic risk scores in medical care.
… Study shows genomic information can unknowingly influence medical … study? Susan Persky: Researchers are increasingly using genomic data in the clinic for diagnosing rare health conditions. But for … Soo: Why is it important to study how race affects genomic medicine? Persky: We must make genomic medicine …
Fact Sheets
Estimated cost of sequencing the human genome over time since the Human Genome Project.
… Advances in the field of genomics over the past quarter-century have led to substantial reductions in the cost of genome sequencing. The underlying costs associated with different methods and strategies for sequencing genomes are of great interest because they …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Advances in genomics are reducing the cost of genome sequencing by a million-fold.
… Advances in genomics are reducing the cost of genome sequencing by a … we can now read the order of all those building blocks in about a day and for about $1000? Leaps in technology since the Human Genome Project have enabled … DNA, including a million-fold reduction in the cost for sequencing a human genome. Continually improving the accuracy …
Event
On October 10, 2024, NHGRI hosted a pre-application webinar for the Population Genomic Screening in Primary Care NOFOs. The purpose of these NOFOs is to implement and evaluate a pilot program of population genomic screening for common, actionable genomic conditions in a primary care setting.
… Welcome Overview of the Population Genomic Screening Discussion … NHGRI hosted a pre-application webinar for the Population Genomic Screening in Primary Care NOFOs: RFA-HG-24-021 , RFA-HG-24-022 , and … Population Genomic Screening in Primary Care Pre-Application Webinar …
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Researchers have created a promising new method to accurately and more comprehensively analyze and interpret DNA sequence information from cancer patients.
… have created a promising new method to accurately and, in some cases, more comprehensively analyze and interpret DNA … patients. They have developed an algorithm that sorts out genomic mutations and variations and ranks them according to their clinical and biological relevance to a patient's cancer. …
Research Funding
Coordinates activities across the Genome Sequencing Program components
… The National Human Genome Research Institute's Genome Sequencing Program Coordinating Center (GSPCC) was funded in 2016 to coordinate activities across the Genome Sequencing Program components. … and administrative activities including: Tracking genome sequencing and analysis costs; data production and …
Educational Resources
Shotgun sequencing is a laboratory technique for determining the DNA sequence of an organism's genome.
… Shotgun Sequencing … Shotgun sequencing is a laboratory technique for determining the DNA … Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA), DNA Sequencing, Genome, Human Genome Project … Shotgun sequencing is a laboratory technique for determining the DNA … individually. A computer program looks for overlaps in the DNA sequences, using them to reassemble the fragments …