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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).
… with DADA2 and other autoimmune and autoinflammatory diseases. Researchers published their findings in the April …
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Researchers from NHGRI and the Undiagnosed Diseases Program (UDP) have discovered a new neurological condition characterized by issues with motor coordination and speech.
… Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and Undiagnosed Diseases Program (UDP) identified three children with the … to any neurological disease in humans. “Among genetic diseases, we’ve solved many of the lower hanging fruits,” … question in rare disease research,” said Malicdan. “Rare diseases can help us understand biological pathways, so we …
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In 1982, John Carey, M.D., and his colleagues named the rare disease, Carey-Fineman-Ziter syndrome. Now, researchers have identified the genomic mutations.
… of helping everyone else affected by CFZS and similar diseases in the future," said Mr. Hanson. "We've come a long …
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NHGRI, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and National Cancer Institute (NCI) will host a pre-application interactive webinar for the Multi-Omics for Health and Disease program funding opportunity announcements (FOAs): RFA-HG-22-008, RFA-HG-22-009 and RFA-HG-22-010.
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An Observational Prospective Natural History Study of Metabolism, Infection and Immunity During the COVID19 Pandemic (At-home Participation).
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Dr. William A. Gahl is a senior investigator in the Medical Genetics Branch and the director of the NIH Undiagnosed Diseases Program.
… rare metabolic disorders and the discovery of new genetic diseases. He elucidated the basic defects in cystinosis and … Section have studied rare disorders and discovered new diseases, employing the disciplines of biochemistry, cell … MH, Gahl WA, Brooks BP. Nitisinone improves eye and skin pigmentation defects in a mouse model of oculocutaneous …
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Over the last 20 years, three families have been unknowingly linked to one another by an unknown illness. Researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and other organizations have now identified the cause of the illness, a new disease called CRIA syndrome. The results of their work were published on Dec. 11 in the journal Nature.
… M.D., Ph.D., a pioneer in the field of autoinflammatory diseases, and his team discovered CRIA, which has symptoms … unexplained fever, swollen glands and other symptoms or diseases, and then at over a quarter million people from … are routinely used to treat autoinflammatory and chronic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, had little effect on …
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A study from researchers at National Institutes of Health (NIH) and their collaborators revealed a significant genetic risk factor for kidney disease in people of West African ancestry.
… National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) and co-author of the study. “Overall, we …
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As researchers uncover millions of DNA differences in genes, doctors struggle to know which of these inherited differences, called variants, really matter.
… to apply these standards in the context of particular diseases. ClinGen projects center on developing processes and …
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NIH is establishing the Multi-Omics for Health and Disease Consortium, with approximately $11 million awarded in the consortium’s first year of funding. The new consortium aims to advance the generation and analysis of “multi-omic” data for human health research.
… drug targets. “Beyond gaining insights into individual diseases, the primary goal of this consortium is to develop … sites, which will examine conditions such as fatty liver diseases, hepatocellular carcinoma, asthma, chronic kidney … risk and outcomes. Beyond gaining insights into individual diseases, the primary goal of this consortium is to develop …