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Event
On October 25-29, 2022, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) will participate in the ASHG Annual Meeting - the world's largest human genetics and genomics meeting and exposition.
Diversity Center
Meharry Medical College establishes a Diversity Center for Genome Research (DCGR) that will narrow inequitable representation gaps for underrepresented, disadvantaged minority by realizing their vision to promote African ancestry genomic research through infrastructure building and the formation of basic, clinical, and computational science research teams that are inclusive, interdisciplinary, and community-engaged.
… diseases with known health disparities, such as cancer, hypertension, kidney disease, diabetes, obesity, …
Research Funding
The PAGE Consortium investigates ancestrally diverse populations to gain a better understanding of how genetic factors influence susceptibility to disease.
… traits (lipids, diabetes/obesity, CHD/ECG, cancer, hypertension/kidney, inflammation), SNP selection and quality …
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.
News Release
Researchers have conducted the first study to look at the genomic underpinnings of obesity in continental Africans and African Americans.
… by increasing a person's risk of developing diabetes, hypertension, heart disease and some cancers. While obesity …
Staff
Dr. Guanjie Chen is a senior research fellow with the NHGRI's Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health.
… G, Herbert A, et al. A Genome wide association study of hypertension and blood pressure in African Americans. PLoS … Association of ATP1B1, RGS5 and SELE polymorphisms with hypertension and blood pressure in African Americans. J …
Staff
Dr. Rongling Li is an epidemiologist and program director in the Division of Genomic Medicine at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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… de Andrade M, Crawford DC. Genome-wide study of resistant hypertension identified from electronic health records. PLoS … M Barnard, G Somes. Longitudinal relationship of parental hypertension with body mass index, blood pressure, and … health, aging and body composition ctudy. Journal of Human Hypertension , 21:673. 2007. [ PubMed ] CL Wassel-Fyr, AM …
Staff
Dr. Wilson is the co-chief of and senior investigator in NHGRI's Computational and Statistical Genomics Branch.
… association in complex disorders (e.g., traits related to hypertension and cardiovascular disease, depression and … and pleiotropic effects: application to traits related to hypertension. Am J Hum Genet , 48:862-872. 1991. [ PubMed ] …
Event
On November 1-5, 2023, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) will participate in the ASHG Annual Meeting - the world's largest human genetics and genomics meeting and exposition.  The annual meeting provides a forum for the presentation and discussion of cutting-edge science in all areas of human genetics.Â
… of Vascular Integrity in Childhood-Onset Essential Hypertension PB4785 Amna Othman New phenotypic features in …
News Release
CMG investigators have made significant inroads in discovering genes underlying Mendelian conditions and have uncovered 470 new, previously unknown conditions.
… genes that were mutated in a rare Mendelian form of hypertension in which the kidneys cannot regulate salt …