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Ancestry-informative markers are sets of polymorphisms for a DNA sequence found in different frequencies between populations from different geographical regions.
About NHGRI
Information about how the NHGRI receives its funding and decides how to spend its annual budget.
… creation of policy recommendations on the use of genetic information. The NHGRI budget provides funding for a dynamic … of the institute. Visit our Budget and Financial Information FAQ  for more information about how NHGRI is funded and how we decide what …
Policy Issues
The GINA is an important U.S. civil rights law that protects individuals from discrimination based on their genetic information.
… The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, commonly known as GINA, is … individuals from discrimination based on their genetic information. It was first introduced into the U.S. Congress … prohibits health insurers from using someone's genetic information to refuse insurance or charge higher prices, and …
Event
NHGRI hosted a webinar to provide an overview of the Investigator-Initiated Research on Genetic Counseling Processes and Practices Request for Applications (RFA-HG-20-048 and RFA-HG-20-049).
News Release
The finding marks a new effort in conserving an ancient dog breed, with potential to inform human vocalization processes.
… nature of the Highland Wild Dog and lack of genomic information made it difficult to test the theory. In 2016, in …
Educational Resources
Gene expression is the process by which the information encoded in a gene is used to direct the assembly of a protein molecule.
… Expression … Gene expression is the process by which the information encoded in a gene is used to direct the assembly … Base Pairs … Gene expression is the process by which the information encoded in a gene is turned into a function. This … with a gene. … Gene expression is the process by which the information encoded in a gene is used to direct the assembly …
News Release
Most pregnant women want recommendations from their doctors when deciding which information to receive from prenatal whole genome sequencing.
… from their doctors when deciding what types of information to receive from prenatal whole genome sequencing. … it will significantly increase the amount of genomic information parents can learn about their fetus. But … clinicians when faced with a tremendous range of genomic information," said Benjamin E. Berkman, J.D., M.P.H., deputy …
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the newly developed polygenic risk scores webpage, which provides graphical and textual information about polygenic risk scores, describes polygenic traits, introduces how polygenic risk scores can be calculated, and explains how such scores can be interpreted.
… risk score webpage , which provides graphical and textual information about polygenic risk scores and more! … diabetes, and depression. Such methods take into account information about variants across a person’s genome, … disease risk, with ongoing research investigating how such information can be used in clinical practice. NHGRI concluded …
News Release
NIH grants aim to gauge if genomics can be used to help diagnose diabetes, manage heart disease and guide cancer clinicians to the most effective drugs.
… drug responses. A third grant examines the role of genomic information in diagnosing and treating inherited forms of … IGNITE-supported projects seek to show how using genomic information can impact health and, in particular, how it can … in Nashville, researchers hope to show that adding genomic information into electronic health records can guide drug …
Policies and Guidance
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… Text, graphics, videos, illustrations and other information on National Human Genome Research Institute … indicated. You may freely use and distribute this information; however, we request acknowledgement, such as: … please be sure to cite the correct copyright owner. For information about these copyright owners, how they can be …