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A simple blood draw is replacing a giant needle to the belly for testing their fetuses for a range of genetic disorders.
News Release
A genetic mutation that triggers bladder cancer in dogs is identical to a mutation that is implicated in multiple human cancers.
… "This means dogs can be diagnosed without expensive imaging and anesthesia." With more than 20,000 dogs a year … More work will be needed to produce an inexpensive, noninvasive test for canine bladder cancer. But if such a …
Fact Sheet
Viruses are bundles of genetic material wrapped in a protein coat that can infect living things.
… People with existing health conditions, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease or cancer, are more vulnerable to a …
The Genomics Landscape
In the August 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green announces the recent launch of the NHGRI Genomic Innovator Award.
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NHGRI launched a new round of strategic planning to establish a 2020 vision for genomics research that will accelerate scientific and medical breakthroughs.
The Genomics Landscape
In the December 2, 2021 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., spotlights the re-opening of the Genome: Unlocking Life’s Code exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) in Washington, D.C.
Fact Sheets
Chromosome abnormalities can either be numerical or structural and usually occur when there is an error in cell division.
… where the two samples differ. One such method is called noninvasive prenatal testing. This is a test to screen a …
For Health Professionals
Essential genomics competencies, practice guidelines, and curricular resources for a variety of health professions.
… in an African American male with lung cancer: Tom  Cardiovascular: Cardiovascular disease and diabetes risk in an adult Native … risk in an adult Hispanic female: Larissa  Cardiovascular/Pharmacogenomics: Arrhythmia evaluation and …
Talking Glossary
Cell-free DNA testing is a laboratory method that involves analyzing free (i.e., non-cellular) DNA contained within a biological sample, most often to look for genomic variants associated with a hereditary or genetic disorder.