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News Release
NIH recently awarded approximately $6.8 million in grants to several research teams to study the biology of rare and undiagnosed diseases.
… teams to study the biology of rare and undiagnosed diseases. The new grants, pending available funds, support … to better understand the causes and development of these diseases, and to improve the ability of doctors to diagnose … and a Metabolomics Core, as part of the NIH Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN). In addition, six new awards fund …
News Release
Researchers at the NHGRI's Undiagnosed Disease Program have developed a new toolset for finding potential disease-causing gene variants in undiagnosed patients.
… genes. … The UDP is part of the  Undiagnosed Diseases Network , which brings together clinical and … to improve upon the 25 percent diagnosis rate for unknown diseases," said Thomas Markello, M.D., Ph.D., the study's … on average, 6.6 faulty genes in people with undiagnosed diseases compared to 5.8 faulty genes in their healthy …
Clinical Research
In the late 90’s and early 2000’s, scientists at the NIH highlighted an increased incidence of Parkinson disease among patients with GD and their families.
… manifestations associated with Gaucher disease. Diseases. 2;5(1). pii: E10. doi: 10.3390/diseases5010010. …
Fact Sheet
Gene therapy for sickle cell disease is available to you through FDA-approved therapies and through clinical trials.
News Release
NIH researchers have developed a breath test that measures how well patients with methylmalonic acidemia (MMA) respond to receiving liver or combined liver and kidney transplantation.
… (MMA) respond to receiving liver or combined liver and kidney transplantation. Researchers also used the test to … from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases and the National Institute of Mental Health.   Your …
Research at NHGRI
The Democratizing Education for Sickle Cell Disease Gene Therapy project developed patient-focused educational materials for the sickle cell community.
News Release
NHGRI researchers have released new educational materials to help the sickle cell disease community learn about gene therapies for the disease.
Clinical Research
A study to learn more about the role of viral infection and biomarkers of immunity in mitochondrial disease, utilizing new technology with Neoteryxâ„¢ fingerstick at-home sampling.
Educational Resources
Sickle cell disease is a hereditary disease seen most often among people of African ancestry.
Event
On December 12-13, NHGRI and NIAID will sponsor the 16th Genomic Medicine meeting, Genomic Medicine XVI: Host Genomics and Infectious Disease, in Bethesda MD.
… in the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of infectious diseases Examine obstacles and potential solutions to … of host genomic information in clinical care of infectious diseases … Meeting Objectives … On December 12-13, 2024, the … and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) will co-sponsor the 16th Genomic Medicine …