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A tumor suppressor gene directs the production of a protein that is part of the system that regulates cell division.
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Researchers show critical association between diabetes and previously unlinked ZRANB3 gene.
… it confer risk for T2D, and by what mechanisms does it act? That is the knowledge that will help the results become … research, and is investigating the causes, treatments and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information …
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Grants are awarded to GTEx project to explore human gene expression and regulation in different tissues, and how genomic variation modulates that expression.
… signals in cells, and another group of proteins that act as switches, affecting which genes are turned on. The … research, and is investigating the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information …
National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research
The Director's Report-Related Documents contain links to materials supplemental to Dr. Eric Green's Director's Report presentation to the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research in February 2023.
… Anthony S. Fauci, M.D. Fauci Bids NIH Farewell After Half Century of Service 3 Departure of Director, Fogarty …
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NHGRI researchers have discovered a new inflammatory disorder called vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X-linked, autoinflammatory and somatic syndrome (VEXAS), which is caused by mutations in the UBA1 gene.
… cells, which are responsible for systemic inflammation and act as the first line of defense against infections. The … research, and is investigating the causes, treatments and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information …
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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
… from tissue to tissue. Researchers also discovered eQTLs act in different ways. Some eQTLs may affect a set of genes …
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Four NHGRI researchers share the steps toward a career in genomics with 60 Brooklyn-area high school students.
… event, "Celebrating Genomics Careers for the Twenty-first Century," have been testing a curriculum that the GEOC …
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Funding to advance understanding of RNA biology and development of RNA-based technologies
… turning genes on and off. While RNA was discovered over a century ago, researchers are still uncovering new RNA-related …
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Researchers recommend more rigorous clinical study of dietary management practices for patients with IEMs, which may result in reformulating some medical foods.
… drugs. A medical food, as defined in the Orphan Drug Act of 1983, is regulated as a food by the Food and Drug … research, and is investigating the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information …
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Mendelian inheritance refers to certain patterns of how traits are passed from parents to offspring.
… thousands of experiments with pea plants in the 19th century. Mendel’s discoveries of how traits (such as color …