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Healthcare professionals determine whether individuals, other family members, or future generations may be at increased risk of developing particular conditions.
… Neck Surgery  Utilizing family history to identify Lynch Syndrome Type of Case Study: Family History In collaboration …
Fact Sheet
Viruses are bundles of genetic material wrapped in a protein coat that can infect living things.
… disease in humans, including: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Viral agent: Human immunodeficiency virus …
Research Training
A one-year fellowship program that trains highly motivated physicians to diagnose, manage, and counsel patients with inborn errors of metabolism.
… Inborn Errors of Metabolism, cystinosis, Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome, Undiagnosed Diseases Program Fizza Gulamali-Majid, … Wendy Introne, M.D. Alkaptonuria, Chediak-Higashi syndrome Eirini Manoli, M.D., MPH Organic acidemias, Moebius syndrome Melissa Merideth, M.D., MPH Gynecologic aspects of …
For Patients and Families
​Clinical research is research conducted with human subjects, or material of human origin, in which the researcher directly interacts with human subjects.
… disease, as well as less common conditions such as Marfan syndrome ( Learning About Marfan Syndrome ) and neurofibromatosis ( Learning About …
News Release
Daniel Kastner was named Federal Employee of the Year as part of the 2018 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals program.
… and discovering the genetic basis for a recurrent fever syndrome named TNF receptor-associated periodic syndrome (TRAPS). Dr. Kastner has won numerous awards and …
Educational Resources
Progeria is a rare disease characterized by accelerated aging.
… form of progeria is called Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS), named for the doctors who first described …
Staff
Dr. Dan Kastner is an NIH Distinguished Investigator in Metabolic, Cardiovascular and Inflammatory Disease Genomics Branch.
… they named TRAPS (the TNF receptor-associated periodic syndrome), and proposed the now widely accepted concept of … and that the gene mutated in the dominantly-inherited syndrome of pyogenic arthritis, pyoderma gangrenosum, and … cleavage-resistant RIPK1-induced autoinflammatory (CRIA) syndrome. Current investigations focus on the use of genomic …
Fact Sheets
Epigenomics is a field in which researchers chart the locations and understand the functions of all the chemical tags that mark the genome.
… by abnormal imprinting. They include Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, a disorder associated with body overgrowth and increased risk of cancer; Prader-Willi syndrome, associated with poor muscle tone and constant hunger, leading to obesity; and Angelman syndrome, which leads to intellectual disability, as well …
Archive
… Spokespeople for the Proteus Syndrome Telebriefing … Archive …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics is helping us choose the right medication at the right dose for each patient.
… example of such an adverse reaction is Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS), a severe allergic reaction also called "scalded skin syndrome." It can be caused by infections, but also by very …