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A simple blood draw is replacing a giant needle to the belly for testing their fetuses for a range of genetic disorders.
… complex information about a fetus' genome could increase parental anxiety. This, in turn, could lead to overtreatment … issues such a paradigm-shifting technology raises and influence the direction of professional guidance documents." …
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Mothers may be able to reduce guilt over their children's inherited obesity guilt by being more careful in the future about their children's diet.
… may not realize the extent to which genetic factors could influence metabolism, as well as the behavioral underpinnings … risk. Seventy-three of the women were told only about the influence of lifestyle - too much time watching television, …
Fact Sheet
Genomic variation accounts for some of the differences among people, including important aspects of their health and susceptibility to diseases.
… to a person’s uniqueness. Most genomic variants have no influence on the functioning of a person’s genome, but a … do have an impact. For example, some genomic variants influence physical characteristics, like eye color and … that process does not provide information about the parental origin of each genomic variant. A “reference” human …
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An interview with Meru Sadhu, an Earl Stadtman Investigator and head of the systems biology and genome engineering section within the NHGRI Intramural Research Program, where he talks about his research and why yeast have a special place in his heart.
… understand how each of those variants and the environment influence the particular traits. … Ganguly: Why is yeast one …
Fact Sheet
Informed consent is more than a form; it’s a process. What does it involve?
The Genomics Landscape
In the October 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green, reflects on the twelve years of groundbreaking research by the Clinical Sequencing Evidence-generating Research (CSER) consortium.
… of times. In this study, researchers explored the influence that VNTRs have on human traits, particularly … disease risk. They found more than 50 VNTRs that influence human traits. Further, they found that two VNTRs … in this case the TMCO1 and EIF3H genes, had a larger influence on the risk for glaucoma and colorectal cancer, …
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The NHGRI-ASHG Genetics and Public Policy Fellowship prepares scientists for careers in science policy.
Funding Opportunities
Funding Opportunities for Investigator-Initiated Research in Computational Genomics and Data Science
The Computational Genomics and Data Science Program Announcements (PARs) invite applications for investigator-initiated research efforts fostering innovation in computational genomics, data science, statistics, bioinformatics, and data visualization and exploration.
Staff
Dr. Laura Koehly is the chief of and senior investigator in the Social and Behavioral Research Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… line of research, the section members aim to examine the influence of social relationships on the communication of … pronounced. Thus, Dr. Koehly engages in evaluating the influence of the familial social context on communication and … associated with sensation-seeking and risk-taking might influence the structuring of social networks. Their working …
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Carlos Ferreira, M.D., staff clinician in NHGRI's Metabolic Medicine Branch, knows the catalogue of rare skeletal disorders well. With hundreds of known rare bone disorders and more to be discovered, Dr. Ferreira breaks down the challenges of skeletal genomics.
… we hope to better understand molecules and pathways that influence skeletal growth and metabolism in general,” he …