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In honor of Rare Disease Day, experts from the UDN turned to Reddit to answer questions during an "Ask me Anything."
… then do a post-doctoral fellowship in a lab that studies pathways or cell biology, currently or potentially related to … and based on what we find we proceed with genetic and metabolic testing. This often involves genome or exome … a physician thinking about rare diseases might be: (1) The Metabolic and Molecular Bases of Inherited Disease (a four …
Genetic Disorders
The porphyrias are a group of different diseases, each caused by a specific abnormality in the heme production process.
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.
… Predicting the impact of genetic variants, genes and pathways on human disease HG012009 Predrag Radivojac … and cell types, (2) identify causal mediator genes and pathways underlying disease variation, and (3) decode … consortium group to identify causal variants, genes, and pathways associated with cardiometabolic disease.  Matthias …
The Genomics Landscape
In the March 2024 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green spotlights the Centers of Excellence in Genomic Science (CEGS) Program evaluation.
… involve strengthening the connectivity of particular pathways in the brain. The researchers propose that either …
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… Exploring the Microbiome and Its Connection to Metabolic Syndrome …
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… system development.5. These microbial genes encode myriad metabolic capabilities.6. The human microbiome … of specific microbes and/or specific microbial metabolic pathways are characteristic of disease patients vs …
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Dr. Heidi Sofia served as a program director in the Division of Genomic Medicine at the National Human Genome Research Institute from 2010-2023.
… of Crp-Fnr transcription regulators: exploiting the metabolic spectrum by controlling alternative gene programs. … that links unresolved steps in familiar biosynthetic pathways with radical mechanisms: Discovery and functional …
The Genomics Landscape
In the September 3, 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green talks about the Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF) Consortium, the 2020 Genomic Innovator Awards and more.
… and their regulatory elements, cell types, and biological pathways. The IGVF Consortium is being designed to advance … on Genomics and Global Health, as well as Chief of the Metabolic, Cardiovascular, and Inflammatory Disease Genomics … the genomic, social, and cultural determinants of metabolic diseases with implications for health disparities. …
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William J. Pavan, Ph.D. is the chief of NHGRI's Genetic Disease Research Branch.
… to decipher genome function and to dissect gene regulatory pathways in development and disease. His primary areas of … human patients, Dr. Pavan works to identify developmental pathways that regulate development, discover the alterations in these pathways that lead to disease and develop paradigms for …
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NIH researchers have developed a breath test that measures how well patients with methylmalonic acidemia (MMA) respond to receiving liver or combined liver and kidney transplantation.
… kidney transplants, which help restore normal levels of metabolic proteins. “Vast fluctuations in metabolic substances in the bodies of patients make it … and senior investigator in the NHGRI Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch. “Instead of looking at levels, we …