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- Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Research Program1
- Genomics-Enabled Learning Health Systems (gLHS)1
- Genome Technology Program1
- Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF) Consortium1
- Genomics Research to Elucidate the Genetics of Rare Diseases (GREGOR) Consortium2
- Multi-Omics for Health and Disease (Multi-Omics)1
Clinical Research
An Observational Prospective Natural History Study of Metabolism, Infection and Immunity During the COVID19 Pandemic (At-home Participation).
News Release
Genomic variants that increase risk of kidney disease are found in nearly one-third of West Africans
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 …
Staff
William J. Pavan, Ph.D. is the chief of NHGRI's Genetic Disease Research Branch.
… His primary areas of interest include the development and diseases of melanocytes, the cells responsible for … research interest are the genetics of pigmentation and its diseases and the lysosomal storage disease Niemann-Pick … with an emphasis on understanding and treating human diseases, Dr. Pavan's work is focused on transformative …
News Release
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 …
News Release
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 …
For Patients and Families
List of resources to help you find accurate and reliable information on genetic and rare diseases.
… accurate and reliable information on genetic and rare diseases among the millions of online sources is a difficult … Human Genome Research Institute or the Office of Rare Diseases at the National Institutes of Health. We cannot … offers high-quality information on more than 600 diseases and conditions. MEDLINEplus describes itself as "a …
Policy Issues
Genome editing is currently being applied to research on cancer, mental health, rare diseases, and many other disease areas.
… being applied to research on cancer, mental health, rare diseases, and many other disease areas. … Basic research … "disease models," or laboratory animals that mimic human diseases and can be studied to test new therapies. In the … to use genome editing as a treatment for disease. Many diseases from cancer to asthma have genetic bases. Through …
News Release
NIH awarded grants to six medical centers to select from the most difficult-to-solve medical cases and develop effective approaches to diagnose them.
… contribute local medical expertise to the NIH Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN). The network includes and is modeled … Ph.D., director of the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke, co-chair the UDN working group. The Undiagnosed Diseases Network spans the U.S. map, with locations for the …
Staff
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 … and longitudinal data on the natural histories of these diseases for use in future interventional studies. Section …
News Release
Dr. Gahl honored for his leading efforts to diagnose and treat individuals with rare and undiagnosed diseases.
… diagnose and treat individuals with rare and undiagnosed diseases. … The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) … and dedicated care of numerous patients with rare diseases, make him overwhelmingly worthy of this career … of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Undiagnosed Diseases Program (UDP) in 2008. The aim of the UDP is both …