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Staff
Dr. Michael Erdos is an Associate Investigator in the Molecular Genetics Section of the Center for Precision Health Research.
… T2D. Over 90% of these fall in non-coding regions of the genome, making it difficult to determine what gene has its … not attainable from the FUSION subjects. The aim of these studies is to compile the knowledge gained from studying … colleagues are employing this system in CRISPRi -genome wide gene inhibition experiments to identify critical genes …
Educational Resources
A candidate gene is a gene whose chromosomal location is associated with a particular disease or other phenotype.
Staff
Dr. Tyra Wolfsberg is the associate director of the Bioinformatics and Scientific Programming Core at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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… and retroviral integration sites to the annotation of the genome of the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi . Dr. Wolfsberg … and safety of retroviruses used as vectors in gene therapy studies. More recently, her group has expanded the pipeline … zebrafish gene knockout resource for the genome-wide study of gene function. Genome Res , 23(4):727-35. 2013. …
Educational Resources
BRCA1 and BRCA2 are the first two genes found to be associated with inherited forms of breast cancer.
News Release
An international team of researchers including NIH has completed the first comprehensive characterization of genomic diversity across sub-Saharan Africa.
… , is the first to use both dense genotyping and whole-genome sequence data to explore the genomic-variation … have carried out only a modest number of genome-wide association studies, or GWAS, using continental African …
Educational Resources
Positional cloning is a laboratory technique used to locate the position of a disease-associated gene along the chromosome.
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.
… population. Classification of Gaucher Disease There is a wide variation of disease presentation and severity among … presentation of Gaucher disease worldwide. Again, there is wide span of symptoms, some patients are very similar to … of research of our team. … Ongoing, currently recruiting: Studies of Genetic Heterogeneity in Patients with Lysosomal …
Educational Resources
A syndrome is a collection of recognizable traits or abnormalities that tend to occur together and are associated with a specific disease.
For Patients and Families
A list of genetic, orphan and rare diseases under investigation by researchers at or associated with the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… by researchers at or associated with the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). … This list of genetic, … that carry genes). As we unlock the secrets of the human genome (the complete set of human genes), we are learning … by researchers at or associated with the National Human Genome Research Institute.​​ ​ … Genetic Disorder, Genetic …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics is advancing the study of individual and communities of microbes.
… difference between 2018 and 15 years ago when the Human Genome Project was completed, is that genomics is now used … "flu shot." Even so, just one mutation in the virus's genome can make a big difference in the severity of someone's … next generation. Now that we can track various microbes' genome sequences very accurately, we can see that antibiotic …