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NIH researchers find thousands of new microorganisms living on human skin
Researchers have now identified and catalogued more species - nearly 200 new bacteria and thousands of viruses - that reside on the human skin than has ever been possible, largely due to advances in bioinformatics and laboratory techniques.
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Cancer drug reduces pain, improves symptoms in people with Proteus Syndrome
A repurposed cancer drug appears to reduce the severity of lesions and pain experienced by people with Proteus syndrome
… fit. They can also increase patients' susceptibility to infection. "The most striking thing about the …
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NIH researchers tackle thorny side of gene therapy
NIH researchers have uncovered a key factor in understanding the elevated cancer risk associated with gene therapy.
Staff
Bettie J. Graham, Ph.D.
Dr. Bettie Graham was the division director for NHGRI's Division of Extramural Operations.
Genetic Disorders
About Thalassemia
Thalassemia is a group of inherited diseases of the blood that affect a person's ability to produce hemoglobin, resulting in anemia.
… enlarged. Bones become thin and brittle. Heart failure and infection are the leading causes of death among children with …
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A protein’s unique flexibility may help it respond when viruses attack
NHGRI researchers found that a protein in the immune system is particularly adaptable to mutations.
The Genomics Landscape
NHGRI symposium confronts difficult pasts of eugenics and scientific racism
In the February 3, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., reflects on the December 2021 NHGRI symposium's success in confronting the difficult pasts of eugenics and scientific racism.
… cause fetal inflammation even in the absence of placental infection COVID-19 vaccination does not reduce chances of …
The Genomics Landscape
20 years later, genomicists remember the draft human genome sequence
In the July 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green recalls the White House event announcing the draft human genome sequence.
News Release
Researchers discover a new autoinflammatory disease called CRIA syndrome
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.
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NIH scientists find treatment for rare genetic skin disorder
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health and their colleagues have identified genomic variants that cause a rare and severe inflammatory skin disorder, known as disabling pansclerotic morphea, and have found a potential treatment.