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NIH recently awarded approximately $6.8 million in grants to several research teams to study the biology of rare and undiagnosed diseases.
… teams to study the biology of rare and undiagnosed diseases. The new grants, pending available funds, support … to better understand the causes and development of these diseases, and to improve the ability of doctors to diagnose … and a Metabolomics Core, as part of the NIH Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN). In addition, six new awards fund …
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NHGRI researchers seek help from people with Sickle Cell Disease to find the factors - environmental, social and genetic - that impact the severity of symptoms.
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Researchers at the NHGRI's Undiagnosed Disease Program have developed a new toolset for finding potential disease-causing gene variants in undiagnosed patients.
… genes. … The UDP is part of the Undiagnosed Diseases Network , which brings together clinical and … to improve upon the 25 percent diagnosis rate for unknown diseases," said Thomas Markello, M.D., Ph.D., the study's … on average, 6.6 faulty genes in people with undiagnosed diseases compared to 5.8 faulty genes in their healthy …
Research at NHGRI
The Democratizing Education for Sickle Cell Disease Gene Therapy project developed patient-focused educational materials for the sickle cell community.
… The Big Picture Sickle cell disease is an inherited disorder caused by a change in the gene that …
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.
… manifestations associated with Gaucher disease. Diseases. 2;5(1). pii: E10. doi: 10.3390/diseases5010010. …
Fact Sheet
Gene therapy for sickle cell disease is available to you through FDA-approved therapies and through clinical trials.
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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.
… Mothers may be able to reduce guilt over their children's inherited obesity guilt by being more careful in the future … Mothers may be able to reduce guilt over their children's inherited obesity guilt by being more careful in the future …
Research Funding
The Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) Project will create a resource that researchers can use to study how inherited changes in genes lead to common diseases
… create a resource that researchers can use to study how inherited changes in genes lead to common diseases. It will establish a database and a tissue bank that … create a resource that researchers can use to study how inherited changes in genes lead to common diseases. … The …
Educational Resources
Susceptibility is a condition of the body that increases the likelihood that the individual will develop a particular disease.
… particular disease. … Gene, Gene Environment Interaction, Inherited, Risk … Susceptibility, as related to genetics, …
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NHGRI researchers have released new educational materials to help the sickle cell disease community learn about gene therapies for the disease.