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15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics is helping us choose the right medication at the right dose for each patient.
… in the United States. One scary example of such an adverse reaction is Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS), a severe allergic reaction also called "scalded skin syndrome." It can be … to say, anything we can do to prevent this allergic reaction is vitally important. In Taiwan, married scientists …
Fact Sheet
Genomic research has been central to understanding and combating the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic.
… and combating the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic.   Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a laboratory technique that uses selective …
Genetic Disorders
Inborn errors of metabolism are disorders that cause a block in a metabolic pathway leading to clinically significant consequences.
… syrup urine disease Fatty acid oxidation defects Medium chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency, carnitine palmitoyl transferase 1 deficiency, long chain hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency Amino …
Genetic Disorders
Fragile X syndrome is an inherited intellectual disability caused by a mutation in the FMR1 gene.
… be the only sign of the problem. A specific genetic test (polymerase chain reaction [PCR]) can now be performed to diagnose fragile X …
News Release
NIH lost a key member of its broader genomics team when Robert Blakesley, Ph.D., director of the NISC sequencing group at NIH, retired on Dec. 31, 2015.
… reagents (compounds added to a system to cause a chemical reaction, or added to see if a reaction occurs) in order to study the kinetic and physical …
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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.
… in 82 of the 83 genes. In screening embryos by fluorescent polymerase chain reaction (a technology that allows researchers to produce …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Advances in genomics are reducing the cost of genome sequencing by a million-fold.
Fact Sheet
Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is an essential molecule that performs many roles in the cell, from carrying the instructions to make proteins to regulating genes.
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.
… appropriate and if a patient is at risk for an adverse reaction.     Pharmacogenomics is part of the growing medical … for that patient while minimizing the risk of an adverse reaction. … Who may benefit from pharmacogenomics? … may not be working who are experiencing an adverse reaction or side effect from a medication or have experienced …
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Researchers at NHGRI have discovered an immune mechanism in humans that perceives threats and was found only in plants.
… Under normal physiological conditions, RhoA starts a chain reaction that results in an inhibitory protein binding to … though, they paralyze the RhoA, which prevents the whole chain from happening and, like a grenade, the body explodes …