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Chromosomes are thread-like structures located inside the nucleus of animal and plant cells.
… to serious problems. For example, in humans, one type of leukemia and some other cancers are caused by defective …
Staff
Dr. Jennifer Troyer is the director of NHGRI's Division of Extramural Operations.
… Johnson WE, O'Brien SJ. Genetic characterization of feline leukemia virus from Florida panthers. Emerg Infect Dis, …
Research Funding
NHGRI is initiating a new program-the Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF) Consortium to develop a framework for systematically understanding the effects of genomic variation on genome function and how these effects shape phenotypes.
… non-coding sequence variation associated with pediatric leukemia. We plan to dissect non-coding regulatory elements … genes and describe their function in hematopoiesis and leukemia.  Tychele Turner, Washington University in St. …
Genetic Disorders
Severe Combined Immunodeficiency is a severe, genetic condition of the immune system.
… a French gene-therapy experiment had developed a type of leukemia. It was soon discovered that the mechanism used to …
Staff
Dr. Peter McGuire is an investigator in NHGRI's Center for Precision Health Research.
… V., Rai, K. R., Ferrarini, M., et al. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia B cells can undergo somatic hypermutation and …
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Abdel Elkahloun is an associate investigator in NHGRI's Office of Scientific Core Facilities.
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Dr. David Bodine is the chief of and senior investigator in NHGRI's Genetics and Molecular Biology Branch.
… Foundation Eukaryotic Genetics Panel and has served on the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) Career Development Award …
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Dr. Francis Collins is a senior investigator in Center for Precision Health Research.
… beta/PEBP2 beta and a myosin heavy chain in acute myeloid leukemia . Science, 261, 1041-1044. 1993. Ballester R, …
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Dr. Pamela Schwartzberg is a adjunct investigator in NHGRI's Genetic Disease Research Branch.
… involving tyrosine kinases as a special fellow of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (in collaboration with Michael …
The Genomics Landscape
In the June 2021 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D. details the upcoming appointment of acting NHGRI Deputy Director, Vence Bonham Jr., J.D. and what it means for the institute.
… projects, including positional cloning of a fusion gene in leukemia, the identification of the familial Mediterranean …