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Genetic testing is the use of a laboratory test to look for genetic variations associated with a disease.
… Genetic testing is also used to study the genomes of tumors in cancer cases. … Genetic testing is the use of a …
Staff
Dr. Settara Chandrasekharappa is an associate investigator in NHGRI's Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch.
… neoplasia type 1 (MEN1), a condition characterized by tumors primarily of the parathyroid, pituitary and endocrine …
Jobs at NHGRI
Postdoctoral positions are available in the laboratory of Dr. Daphne W. Bell, within the Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch of the National Human Genome Research Institute, at NIH.
Jobs at NHGRI
Postdoctoral positions are available in the laboratory of Dr. Daphne W. Bell, within the Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch of the National Human Genome Research Institute, at NIH.
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics is revolutionizing health assessments before birth.
Staff
Elaine Ostrander is chief of NHGRI's Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch.
… of the bladder 27, 28 , and canine transmissible venereal tumors 29 . Prostate Cancer : We have worked for the last … landscape of BRCA2-associated aggressive prostate tumors, defining a signature of an increased somatic mutation … the somatic mutational landscape of aggressive prostate tumors. Am J Hum Genet . May 5;98(5):818-829. …
Staff
Dr. Ours is an Assistant Research Physician at the Center for Precision Health Research, NHGRI.
Research at NHGRI
NHGRI researchers develop freely available software and analysis tools to help researchers around the world analyze and explore their genomic data.
… Shimmer A tool for the detection of genetic alterations in tumors from Next Generation sequence data. SKIPPY A tool for …
For Patients and Families
​Genetic research is creating new ways for people to take action and prevent disease and new ways to treat disease through personalized medicine.​ ​
… in breast cancer. This test looks "estrogen receptors" in tumors. Children with a common type of childhood leukemia can …
News Release
NIH researchers have identified a treatment that significantly decreases the risk of stroke in children with a rare genetic disease called Deficiency of Adenosine Deaminase Type 2 (DADA2).