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Researchers sequence the genomes of healthy participants, then analyze the data to find presumed, mutations that might lead to a genetic condition.
… Steven Benowitz … A new study by National Institutes of Health researchers has turned … Metabolic Genetics Branch (MGMGB) at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and corresponding author of … and bioinformatic challenges facing individualized genome sequencing in a clinical research setting. Once they …
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The largest genomic study on type 2 diabetes in Africans to date has recently been published in Nature Communications and reports the most recent findings of the ongoing Africa America Diabetes Mellitus (AADM) study that has been led by Dr. Charles Rotimi for over two decades.
… Amy Bentley … The largest genomic study on type 2 diabetes in Africans to date has recently … of the ongoing Africa America Diabetes Mellitus (AADM) study that has been led by Dr. Charles Rotimi for over two decades. … The present study, co-first-authored by Dr. Adebowale Adeyemo of …
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National Institutes of Health researchers have discovered a specific network of proteins that is necessary to restore hearing in zebrafish through cell regeneration. The study may inform the development of treatments for hearing loss in humans.
… Study shows the role of transcription factors in facilitating … Burgess, Ph.D., senior investigator in the National Human Genome Research Institute’s (NHGRI) Translational and … had to look at the enhancer sequences within the zebrafish genome.   If transcription factors are thought of as the keys …
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NHGRI researchers seek help from people with Sickle Cell Disease to find the factors - environmental, social and genetic - that impact the severity of symptoms.
… from person to person. … Researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) are seeking help from … the Middle East, Asia and India. The goal of Mr. Bonham's study, Insights Into Microbiome and Environmental … fungi and viruses living in and on all humans), the genome (all the genes in a person), and the social and …
News Release
Two grants will support studies on genomic literacy among Africans relating to research conducted in Africa by African investigators.
… is to develop a participant consent form for a diabetes study that better relays genetic concepts in terms that … in the Division of Genomic Medicine at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of NIH. "We hope that … Additional information about NHGRI can be found at www.genome.gov . The NIH Common Fund encourages collaboration and …
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 and novel … Coordinator National Institutes of Health National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) Genomics of Metabolic, …
Genetic Disorders
Velocardiofacial syndrome is the most common syndrome associated with a cleft palate.
… similar faces (elongated face, almond-shaped eyes, wide nose, small ears); eye problems; feeding problems that …
Clinical Research
NHGRI researchers work with patients and families to explore how genes cause or influence diseases, and develop more effective diagnostics and treatments.
… Researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) are working with patients … treatments. Deciding whether to participate in a clinical study is an important and personal process. Some reasons … Multiple Congenital Anomaly Syndromes Whole Genome Medical Sequencing for Genome Discovery Myocardial …
Staff
Abdel Elkahloun is an associate investigator in NHGRI's Office of Scientific Core Facilities.
… and solid tumors and then joined the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) in 1993. At the NHGRI, Dr. … technology provider, the microarray core is involved in a wide range of projects looking at the characterizing of … Collins F, Dunston G, Rotimi CN. Evaluation of Genome Wide Association Study Associated Type 2 Diabetes Susceptibility …
Professional Development Programs
The JHU/NHGRI Genetic Counseling Training Program prepares students for a M.S in Genetic Counseling from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
… directory . … Overview … Coursework … GCTP Program of Study … T​he JHU/NHGRI Genetic Counseling Training Program …