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Investigators with The Cancer Genome Atlas have discovered genomic differences in head and neck cancers caused by infection with the human papillomavirus.
… new smoking-related cancer subtypes and potential new drug targets, and found numerous genomic similarities with … of the National Institutes of Health. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved HPV vaccines should be able to … The investigators also discovered new clues about drug resistance in head and neck cancers. They found that …
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NIH grants aim to gauge if genomics can be used to help diagnose diabetes, manage heart disease and guide cancer clinicians to the most effective drugs.
… which studies how a patient's genetic make-up affects drug responses. A third grant examines the role of genomic … information into electronic health records can guide drug prescribing and treatment decisions, and ultimately … minority patients. The study will examine specific drug-gene associations in the three cardiovascular drugs and …
For Patients and Families
Neglected diseases are conditions that inflict severe health burdens on the world's poorest people.
… on the world's poorest people and are often overlooked by drug developers or by others instrumental in drug access. … Neglected diseases are conditions that inflict … are said to be neglected if they are often overlooked by drug developers or by others instrumental in drug access, …
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first treatment for progeria, a rare and fatal pediatric disease, characterized by dramatic, rapid aging beginning in childhood.
… rare, fatal pediatric disease. … What The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first treatment for … of a mouse model, and the demonstration that this drug class could provide benefit. Progeria, also known as … FDA-approved treatment for progeria … The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first treatment for …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics is advancing the study of individual and communities of microbes.
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Dr. Rongling Li is an epidemiologist and program director in the Division of Genomic Medicine at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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… medical records, gene-environment interactions, gene-drug interactions … Dr. Rongling Li is an epidemiologist and …
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Sangeetha Raghavan is a Senior Licensing and Patenting Manager in NHGRI's Technology Transfer Office.
… in wide ranging areas of biologics, diagnostics, drug delivery, therapeutics, medical devices, plant … Patented Technology, Licensing, biologics, diagnostics, drug delivery, therapeutics, medical devices, plant …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Advances in genomics are helping you access information about your genome from your home.
… you are interested in been approved by  the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) if it is about your health? How … Limitations To DTC Genomic Testing, Regulations, Food And Drug Administration (FDA) … Advances in genomics are helping …
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NHGRI science writer Prabarna Ganguly spoke with Segre about her research career, what makes microbes so complex and her roles in science policy and anti-harassment campaigns.
… issue of containment of both pandemic threats and multi-drug-resistant organisms. How would we detect and then … in tracking hospital-acquired infections of multi-drug-resistant organisms. Over the 20 years that Segre has …
Fact Sheet
Pharmacogenomics is a growing area of genomic medicine that uses a person’s genomic information to help healthcare providers select the medications and dosages that are predicted to work best in each patient.
… More than 6% of hospital admissions are due to adverse drug reactions, and avoiding such adverse reactions using … alters the protein and slows this transport, causing the drug to build up in the blood and leading to pain and muscle … the HER2 receptor can also be a target for treatment. The drug trastuzumab (one common brand name of which is …