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Several regulations and policies stipulate the information that must be given to research participants prior to their enrolling in a study.
… informed choice about whether to participate in a research study.  In the United States, the requirements for obtaining … taken by the U.S. Government during the Tuskegee Syphilis Study from 1932-1972 without the consent of the men involved in the study led to the creation of National Commission for the …
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Scientists studying the genomes of nearly 5,000 people have pinpointed a genetic variant tied to an increased risk for stroke and cardiovascular disease.
… The investigators were supported by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) Genomics and Randomized … defined. Dr. Williams and his colleagues conducted genome-wide association studies of participants from two large long-term …
Genomics and Medicine
The categories for the notable accomplishments of research are defined as research that uses genomics to generate or study.
… (below) as research that uses genomics to generate or study.  Category Information Content Genomic Medicine … are defined as research that uses genomics to generate or study. … The categories for the notable accomplishments of … are defined as research that uses genomics to generate or study. … Genomics and Medicine …
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The Data Use Oversight System (DUOS) is a semi-automated study registration and DAR management service informed by the GA4GH DUO standard, which enables the secondary use of human genomics and other controlled-access data in compliance with the informed consent of a study’s participants.
… manner that is consistent with the informed consent of the study’s participants. The growing demand for … D ata U se O versight S ystem ( DUOS ) is a semi-automated study registration and DAR management service informed by the … and approval times of researcher DARs. … National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) National Institute for …
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Diverse populations are still underrepresented in public genomic databases, according to a new study by researchers from the NIH and Harvard Medical School.
… to European populations in two public databases, the Genome-Wide Association Study Catalog (GWAS) and the database of …
Research at NHGRI
The Metabolic, Cardiovascular and Inflammatory Disease Genomics Branch studies the genomic and social determinants of complex diseases.
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The Cancer Genome Atlas identified molecular subtypes to help clinicians determine which tumors are more aggressive and which will respond to treatment.
… and treatment. … WHAT: Investigators with The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Research Network identified new molecular … cancer responds differently to particular therapies. The study also showed that BRAF -driven tumors have a broader … by the National Cancer Institute and the National Human Genome Research Institute, both parts of the National …
Research Funding
The Multi-Omics for Health and Disease Consortium aims to advance the application of multi-omic technologies to study health and disease in ancestrally diverse populations.
… environmental exposures, omics, and childhood NAFLD (LEON) Study Disease Study Site** Stephanie Christenson*, Neeta Thakur, Stephanie … NCI … NIEHS … Contributing NIH Institutes: National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) National Cancer Institute …
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20 papers published online in 2014 highlight research on DNA biorepositories and electronic medical records to better understand the genomics of disease.
… Network. eMERGE is supported by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National … that information in hand, researchers performed genome-wide association studies (GWAS) to test hundreds of thousands of …
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NIH researchers compared a new genetic animal model of Down syndrome to the standard model and found the updated version to be enhanced.
… studied Down syndrome mouse model. The results of this study, published in Biological Psychiatry , may help … Development, senior investigator in the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) Center for Precision Health … copy of over 200 protein-coding genes to that person’s genome, which causes difficulties with learning, speech and …