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A team from the NIH has surmounted a major obstacle to testing potential drug therapies for a rare, genetic condition called Gaucher disease.
… is an inherited condition caused by alterations in the GBA gene. It affects one in every 50,000 to 100,000 people, but … called Gaucher disease. ​ … Gaucher disease, drug therapy for Gaucher disease, Ellen Sidransky Ph.D., GBA gene alterations, glucocerebroside accumulation … A team from …
Clinical Research
GENE-FORECAST® is developing a community cohort and resource for defining the significance of ancestry-related genomic variation in African-Americans.
… of Cardiovascular Disease in Africans Americans Study (GENE-FORECAST®) study is developing a community-based cohort … ancestry-related genomic variation in African-Americans. … GENE-FORECAST® will test the working hypothesis that … of these putative functional DNA variants of interest. GENE-FORECAST® Study Flyer … You will be able to participate …
Educational Resources
Gene mapping is the process of establishing the locations of genes on the chromosomes.
… Gene Mapping … Gene mapping is the process of establishing the locations of … Analysis, Genome Sequencing, DNA Sequencing, Chromosomes … Gene mapping refers to the process of determining the … on chromosomes. Today, the most efficient approach for gene mapping involves sequencing a genome and then using …
Educational Resources
Gene amplification is an increase in the number of copies of a gene sequence.
… Gene Amplification … Gene amplification is an increase in the number of copies of a gene sequence. … DNA Sequence, Cancer, PCR, Polymerase Chain …
Educational Resources
A tumor suppressor gene directs the production of a protein that is part of the system that regulates cell division.
… Tumor Suppressor Gene … A tumor suppressor gene directs the production of a protein that is part of the … cell division. … BRCA1, BRCA2, Cancer, Oncogene, Cell, Gene, Mutation … A tumor suppressor gene encodes a protein …
Fact Sheets
Genetics refers to the study of genes and their roles in inheritance. Genomics refers to the study of all of a person's genes (the genome).
… … Understanding more about diseases caused by a single gene (using genetics) and complex diseases caused by multiple … of pharmacogenetics is to create an individualized drug therapy that allows for the best choice and dose of drugs. … and will be clones of the common ancestor bacterial cell. Gene cloning involves manipulations to make multiple …
Educational Resources
Gene expression is the process by which the information encoded in a gene is used to direct the assembly of a protein molecule.
… Gene Expression … Gene expression is the process by which the information encoded in a gene is used to direct the assembly of a protein molecule. … Genetic Code, DNA, DNA Sequence, Proteins, Base Pairs … Gene expression is the process by which the information …
News Release
A new method of targeting specific DNA sequences in zebrafish could accelerate the discovery of gene function and the identification of disease genes in humans.
… zebrafish could dramatically accelerate the discovery of gene function and the identification of disease genes in … of Genome Research , the researchers reported that the gene-editing technology known as CRISPR/Cas9 is six times … "It was shown about a year ago that CRISPR can knock out a gene quickly," said Shawn Burgess, Ph.D., a senior …
Research Funding
The Genomics of Gene Regulation project develops methods to construct predictive, accurate gene regulatory network models using genomic data​​.
… in the RFA, individual projects collect genomic data on gene expression, as well as surrogate markers of regulatory … in different cell fates or cell states. They use the gene expression and functional element data to construct gene regulatory network models, taking advantage of the …
Talking Glossary
A cancer-susceptibility gene is a gene that, when changed (or mutated), gives an individual an increased risk for developing cancer
… Cancer-Susceptibility Gene … A cancer-susceptibility gene is a gene that, when changed (or mutated), gives an individual an …