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Policy Issues
In 2008, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act was passed into law, prohibiting discrimination by employers and health insurers.
… that collect employees' biometric data (e.g. weight, blood pressure, cholesterol levels) and use this information to … that the testing was a way of determining whether the high incidence of repetitive-stress injuries among its …
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… Neutropenia Matthew Hsieh, M.D. National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, NIH Project: Benign Ethnic Neutropenia Anne … University Project: Whole Exome Study of H ypertension and Blood Pressure in African Americans Professor Zhenjian Zhang, M.D. …
The Genomics Landscape
In the March 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the newly appointed Dr. Chris Gunter's role as Senior Advisor for Genomics Engagement as well as the 30 oral histories to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the launch of the Human Genome Project.
… yields new insights NIH scientists link higher maternal blood pressure to placental gene changes Genetic profile may …
The Genomics Landscape
In the December 2, 2021 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., spotlights the re-opening of the Genome: Unlocking Life’s Code exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) in Washington, D.C.
… School  John Tisdale, M.D., National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH Moderator: Dan Kastner, M.D., Ph.D., … Institutes of Health (NHGRI; the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; the National Institute of Diabetes and …
Staff
Dr. Hanchard is a clinical investigator within the Center for Precision Health Research (CPHR) and head of the Childhood Complex Disease Genomics Section within the CPHR.
… essential hypertension – in which there is elevated blood pressure in childhood without an obvious cause - affects 1-2% … H3Africa Consortium‡, A Adeyemo, Z Lombard^, NA Hanchard^, High Depth African Genomes Inform Human Migration and Health …
News Release
A genetic mutation that triggers bladder cancer in dogs is identical to a mutation that is implicated in multiple human cancers.
… or by serving alongside diabetics to detect their low blood sugar. Now, an oncogene shared by dogs and humans … around drug resistance. Moreover, "because of the very high frequency of the mutation, examination of the dog tumors …
Clinical Research
This study evaluates patients with inherited metabolic disorders and related medical complications.
… parameters, such as MMA and/or homocysteine levels in the blood and/or urine, and clinical history. Dr. Venditti will … acids, sugar and proteins to measure kidney function. Blood tests to assess liver and thyroid function, blood … of blood do not undergo this procedure. Frequent blood pressure measurements, including overnight monitoring. Skin …
Research Funding
The IGNITE PTN supports a network of multi-site clinical groups involving diverse settings and populations to conduct two pragmatic clinical trials of genomic medicine interventions.
… patients and their primary care providers on systolic blood pressure (SBP). … ADOPT-PGx (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: …
Staff
Dr. Daniel Shriner is a researcher in NHGRI's Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health.
… in a chicken population divergently selected for low or high growth rate. BMC Genomics 11:107. PMCID: PMC2830984. … G. B., Johnson, T., The International Consortium for Blood Pressure Genome-Wide Association Studies , Chakravarti, A., …
Outreach
The Genome: Unlocking Life's Code exhibition celebrates the 10th anniversary of the initial sequencing of the human genome.
… the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. opened the high-tech, high-intensity exhibition Genome: Unlocking Life's Code to …