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- Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Research Program1
- Genomics-Enabled Learning Health Systems (gLHS)1
- Genetic Architecture of Complex Traits1
- Genome Technology Program2
- Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF) Consortium1
- NHGRI Genomic Data Science Analysis, Visualization and Informatics Lab-space (AnVIL)1
- Genomics Research to Elucidate the Genetics of Rare Diseases (GREGOR) Consortium1
- Developmental Genotype-Tissue Expression (dGTEx)1
- Multi-Omics for Health and Disease (Multi-Omics)1
News Release
In a large-scale study of people from diverse ancestries, researchers narrowed down the number of genomic variants that are strongly associated with blood lipid levels and generated a polygenic risk score to predict elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, a major risk factor for heart disease.
… the need to include as many diverse groups of people in studies as possible. Credit: Harry Wedel, NHGRI.  Lipids are … the genomics community has performed over 6,000 studies  looking at the association of specific genomic … and cardiovascular disease. However, the design of these studies overwhelmingly included individuals from European …
News Release
NHGRI researchers seek help from people with Sickle Cell Disease to find the factors - environmental, social and genetic - that impact the severity of symptoms.
… Severity of SCD Symptoms … Related Content … New NIH studies seek adults and families affected by sickle cell …
Clinical Research
NHGRI researchers work with patients and families to explore how genes cause or influence diseases, and develop more effective diagnostics and treatments.
… in individuals with mitochondrial disease. … Clinical studies give us a better understanding of how genes can cause … choose to participate include: Participants in clinical studies help current and future generations. Through these studies, researchers develop new diagnostic tests, more …
News Release
NIH researchers and collaborators have found that that sickle cell trait is prevalent among diverse human populations.
… of breath, chest pain and fainting. While previous studies have demonstrated that in individuals with sickle …
Clinical Research
GENE-FORECAST® is developing a community cohort and resource for defining the significance of ancestry-related genomic variation in African-Americans.
… heart attack and stroke). Based on previous epidemiology studies, it is anticipated that the prevalence of clinically … proband may also be invited to participate in these G2P studies to further characterize the biological significance …
Research at NHGRI
CRGGH facilitates understanding of the relationship between genetic variation and population differences in disease distribution to inform health disparities.
… of the relationship between human genetic variation and population differences in disease distribution, with the … disease, and variable drug response at the individual and population levels. We have the following primary objectives: … to these resources.  Develop genetic epidemiology and population genetics approaches that will facilitate the …
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.
News
To prevent an emerging genomic technology from contributing to health disparities, a scientific team funded by the National Institutes of Health has devised new ways to improve a genetic testing method called a polygenic risk score.
… people of European ancestry. “Recently, more and more studies incorporate multi-ancestry genomic data into the … existing health disparities. Recently, more and more studies incorporate multi-ancestry genomic data into the …
Fact Sheets
Genetics refers to the study of genes and their roles in inheritance. Genomics refers to the study of all of a person's genes (the genome).
… one generation to another. Genetics involves scientific studies of genes and their effects. Genes (units of heredity) … the genome, rather than just single genes. Pharmacogenomic studies may also examine genetic variation among large groups … a clone refers to any genetically identical cell in a population that comes from a single, common ancestor. For …
Educational Resources
Genomics refers to the study of the entire genome of an organism whereas genetics refers to the study of a particular gene.