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Scientists set their sights on chromatin - the DNA-protein complex that packages DNA into chromosomes in the cell - to better understand how the genome works.
… cell development - whether a cell might become a liver, kidney or skin cell - and the onset of disease, including … developmental path - for example, to becoming a heart, kidney or skin cell. The findings suggest a great deal of …
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Dr. Eggerton Campbell is a senior licensing and patenting manager in the Technology Transfer Office at the National Human Genome Research Institute. ​
… nucleic acid amplification (PCR), detection of tumors/cancer via mutations, recombinant polypeptides, human …
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NIH researchers have created a data resource show how differences in an individual's genome can affect gene activity and contribute to disease.
… Volpi, Pharm.D., Ph.D. "Scientists studying asthma or kidney cancer, for example, will be interested in … variants influence the biological function of the lung, kidney and other organs." "Projects supported by the Common … blueprint of every cell is the same, but what makes a kidney cell different from a liver cell is the set of genes …
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A biological pathway is a series of actions among molecules in a cell that leads to a certain product or a change in the cell.
… biological pathways and the genetic profiles of particular tumors, drug developers might be able to focus their … likely to repair the pathways affected in their particular tumors. … How do biological pathways work? … What are some …
Staff
Dr. Heidi Parker is an Associate Investigator in the Comparative Genetics Section of the Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch, NHGRI.
… and complex trait mapping and genomic analysis of canine tumors. The primary goal of Dr. Parker’s research is to use … and shared regions of dysregulation with human bladder tumors . BMC Cancer 24;20(1):251, 2020. Parker HG*, Whitaker …
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Several NIH Institutes, Offices and Centers partnered to host a two-day virtual workshop on May 28-29, 2024, to further explore the recommendations from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) 2023 report, Using Population Descriptors in Genetics and Genomics Research: A New Framework for an Evolving Field, with regards to legacy genomic data. 
… National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases National Institute of Environmental Health …
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… M.D. National Institutes of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH Project: Benign Ethnic Neutropenia … M.D. National Institutes of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH Project: Genetics of Obesity, Diabetes, … Genotypes and the Association between Serum Lipids and Kidney Function Professor Aravinda Chakravarti, Ph.D. School …
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NIH researchers have discovered a rare and sometimes lethal inflammatory disease - otulipenia - that primarily affects young children.
Educational Resources
Genetic testing is the use of a laboratory test to look for genetic variations associated with a disease.
… Genetic testing is also used to study the genomes of tumors in cancer cases. … Genetic testing is the use of a …
Research at NHGRI
The Metabolic, Cardiovascular and Inflammatory Disease Genomics Branch studies the genomic and social determinants of complex diseases.
… and geography (e.g., diabetes, hypertension, heart and kidney disease, scleroderma and podoconiosis). MCIDGB …