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Researchers from NHGRI, Oxford University and other National Institutes of Health centers have developed and tested a new method to predict hospital-acquired infections involving five other important pathogens.
… at Oxford University. Apart from laboratory tests, contact-tracing is perhaps the most well-known form of detecting … but it comes with limitations. Although contact-tracing takes into account that being in the proximity of an … Instead of using the traditional “any contact” vs. “none” tracing method, the researchers used the amount of time a …
News Release
National Institutes of Health researchers have published an assessment of 13 studies that took a genotype-first approach to patient care.
Educational Resources
Positional cloning is a laboratory technique used to locate the position of a disease-associated gene along the chromosome.
Event
On May 19-20, 2016, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) hosted a two-day workshop where participants were asked to weigh the benefits and risks of sharing aggregate genomic data with secondary users.
News Release
Cell Press' "Best of AJHG 2017-2018" includes an article authored by CRGGH researchers Daniel Shriner and Charles Rotimi.
Health
Guidance on collecting your family health history information before visiting the doctor.
… and shared with your family members and your doctor. Tracing the illnesses suffered by your parents, grandparents …
Research Funding
The Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) Pilot Project launched in September 2003 to identify all functional elements in the human genome sequence.
News Release
Researchers used whole genome sequence data to investigate the origin of the mutation that causes "sickling" of red blood cells.
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics is illuminating human and family origins at a level not previously possible.
Talking Glossary
When analysis of a patient’s genome identifies a variant, but it is unclear whether that variant is actually connected to a health condition, the finding is called a variant of uncertain significance (abbreviated VUS).
… more extensive population data, functional studies, and tracing the variant in other family members who have or do …