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Genetic Disorders
Spinal muscular atrophy is a group of inherited disorders that cause progressive muscle degeneration and weakness.
… Spinal muscular atrophy is a group of inherited disorders that cause progressive muscle … and weakness. … Spinal muscular atrophy is a group of inherited disorders that cause progressive muscle … leading cause of neuromuscular disease. It is usually inherited as an autosomal recessive trait (a person must get …
Genetic Disorders
Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease is a genetic disorder characterized by the growth of numerous cysts in both kidneys.
… with kidney failure from other causes. … ADPKD is inherited as an autosomal dominant trait in families. The … National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases MedlinePlus Genetics Home Reference PKD Foundation … disease? … Is autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease inherited? … About Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney …
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Addressing the COVID-19 pandemic and what it means to the pediatric mitochondrial disease community.
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​The Undiagnosed Diseases Network accelerates discovery and innovation in how we diagnose and treat patients with previously undiagnosed diseases.
… applicants due to the complex nature of the body and the diseases being investigated. However, they do fully review … level of diagnosis and care for patients with undiagnosed diseases through the development of common protocols designed … (2) facilitate research into the etiology of undiagnosed diseases, by collecting and sharing standardized, …
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NIH researchers have discovered a rare and sometimes lethal inflammatory disease - otulipenia - that primarily affects young children.
… (NHGRI), the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and … or stress. Otulipenia is one of several inflammatory diseases that occur when the immune system attacks the host's …
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Baylor College of Medicine. Houston and the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee will be providing DNA sequencing for the Undiagnosed Diseases Network.
… will be providing DNA sequencing for the Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN). Each site will receive more than $2.5 … Genome sequencing for patients from the NIH Undiagnosed Diseases Program (UDP) has identified individual variation in … potential treatments for patients with these rare or new diseases. Recipients of the new NIH awards to study gene …
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NHGRI will fund a set of genome sequencing and analysis centers whose research will focus on understanding the genomic bases of common and rare human diseases.
… understanding the genomic bases of common and rare human diseases. … The National Human Genome Research Institute … sequencing to explore the genomic contributions to common diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, stroke and autism. … investigating the genomic underpinnings of rare, typically inherited diseases, such as cystic fibrosis and muscular …
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The Undiagnosed Diseases Network has opened an online patient application portal called the UDN Gateway.
… Steven Benowitz … The Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN), a clinical research initiative of the … diagnose despite extensive clinical investigation. These diseases are difficult for doctors to diagnose because they … been described or are unrecognized forms of more common diseases. … The new system streamlines the application …
Research at NHGRI
The Genetic Disease Research Branch studies how genetic changes affect the structure and function of gene products leading to human disease.
… and better understand pathways involved in human genetic diseases and normal development. Model systems, including … understanding genetic contributions to a number of human diseases, particularly those affecting the nervous, immune …
Genetic Disorders
Phenylketonuria is an inherited disorder of metabolism that causes an increase in the blood of a chemical known as phenylalanine.
… Phenylketonuria is an inherited disorder of metabolism that causes an increase in … known as phenylalanine. … Phenylketonuria (PKU) is an inherited disorder of metabolism that causes an increase in … the diet throughout their childbearing years. … PKU is inherited in families in an autosomal recessive pattern. …