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A new study by researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) is challenging traditional practices for validating DNA sequencing results.
… may have important implications for the DNA sequencing of clinical samples, and perhaps affect the diagnostic … for genetic tests. … Leslie Biesecker, M.D., chief of the Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics branch at … to examine the implications of this research on developing standards of practice in the field." … Challenging Tradition …
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NIH researchers compared a new genetic animal model of Down syndrome to the standard model and found the updated version to be enhanced.
… options for Down syndrome. … National Institutes of Health researchers compared a new genetic animal model of Down syndrome to the standard model and found the updated … previously studied Down syndrome mouse model. The results of this study, published in Biological Psychiatry , may help …
Research Funding
The Division of Extramural Operations conducts the review of NHGRI's grant applications and grants management.
… The Division of Extramural Operations ensures the integrity of the Institute's grants-making mission, including conducting the review of grant applications and grants management. … The Division …
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A new phase of the IGNITE Network will conduct clinical trials of genomic medicine interventions.
… Prabarna Ganguly, Ph.D. … A new phase of the IGNITE Network will conduct clinical trials of genomic medicine interventions. … The National Institutes …
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Researchers with support from NIH will conduct research into the genetic underpinnings of Alzheimer's disease.
… Steven Benowitz … Teams of scientists will use support from the National Institutes of Health to conduct research into the genetic underpinnings of …
Event
Identifying the ELSI challenges raised by Citizen Science in the context of biomedical research and identify ways for the NIH to address these ELSI issues.
… Trans-NIH Workshop to Explore the Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) of Citizen Science … National Institutes of Health Fishers Lane Terrace-Level Conference Center … MD … …
Research at NHGRI
News stories and events related to research conducted by NHGRI scientists and clinicians.
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Researchers have conducted the first study to look at the genomic underpinnings of obesity in continental Africans and African Americans.
… Jeannine Mjoseth … An international team of researchers has conducted the first study of its kind to look at the genomic underpinnings of obesity … plan to replicate these findings in more populations and conduct experiments using cell lines and model organisms such …
Research Funding
The centers study in innovative ways to address important ethical, legal, and social issues related to advances in genomics.
… The NHGRI Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Research … funded research grants from investigators in a wide range of disciplines. Many of these projects have used … identifying the issues raised by such research; 2) to conduct scholarly studies that inform the ethical practice of …
For Patients and Families
​Clinical research is research conducted with human subjects, or material of human origin, in which the researcher directly interacts with human subjects.
… is research conducted with human subjects, or material of human origin, in which the researcher directly interacts … advanced methods for studying the fundamental mechanisms of inherited and acquired genetic disorders. … Clinical … is research conducted with human subjects, or material of human origin, in which the researcher directly interacts …