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Researchers with support from NIH will conduct research into the genetic underpinnings of Alzheimer's disease.
… the causes, treatments and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its programs, …
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NHGRI researchers have identified new genes associated with the Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) and some possible new therapies.
… institute's goals to advance medical knowledge about rare diseases and to potentially provide insights into more common …
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A team from the NIH has surmounted a major obstacle to testing potential drug therapies for a rare, genetic condition called Gaucher disease.
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Jyoti Dayal is a program officer in the Division of Genomic Medicine, National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
… in 2015, and her portfolio includes the NIH Common Fund Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN) and Electronic Medical Records and … … Jyoti Dayal, M.S. … Jyoti Dayal, genomic medicine, Undiagnosed Diseases Network, Electronic Medical Records and …
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Heather Colley is a program director in the Division of Genomic Medicine at the National Human Genome Research Institute. ​
… Program, NHGRI GWAS Catalog, and the NIH Common Fund Undiagnosed Diseases Network. Her research interests include increasing … … Heather Colley, genomics careers, genomics training, Undiagnosed Diseases Network, NIH Common Fund … Heather …
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Scientists studying the genomes of nearly 5,000 people have pinpointed a genetic variant tied to an increased risk for stroke and cardiovascular disease.
… pathway that plays a major role in several common diseases. Together, their findings may provide new clues to … of stroke, cardiovascular disease and many other common diseases," said Stephen R. Williams, Ph.D., a postdoctoral … are associated with an increased risk of common diseases such as stroke, cardiovascular disease and dementia. …
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Dr. David Adams is a senior clinician in the Office of the Clinical Director, NHGRI, and co-director of the Undiagnosed Diseases Program at NIH. He serves as deputy director of clinical genomics in both.
… pediatrician and biochemical geneticist in the NIH Undiagnosed Diseases Program (UDP) and the NHGRI Office of the Clinical … on rare heritable and metabolic disorders. He joined the Undiagnosed Diseases Program at its founding in 2008, became …
Research at NHGRI
NHGRI researchers work with patients and families to understand of how genes influence disease and develop more effective diagnostics and treatments.
… to better understand of how genes can cause or influence diseases and develop new and more effective diagnostics and … and families to better understand of how genes influence diseases and develop more effective diagnostics and … Genetic Disease, Genetic Condition, Rare Disease, Undiagnosed Disease, Gene Mutation, Gene Variation, DNA …
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Six new grants will support researchers for new computational approaches to search millions of genomic variants for disease susceptibility.
… (GWAS) to find regions of the genome associated with diseases and traits. In GWAS, the genomes of thousands of … Ph.D. To understand the DNA drivers of common human diseases (using immune diseases as test cases), the researchers plan to analyze how …