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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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The centers define the state-of-the-art study designs and methods to find variants and genes underlying Mendelian disorders.
… The National Human Genome Research Institute funded the Centers for Mendelian … of the genetic basis of Mendelian disorders using genome-wide approaches, which are more rapid and …
Genomics and Medicine
The categories for the notable accomplishments of research are defined as research that uses genomics to generate or study.
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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.
… ‘omic analyses have produced valuable insights, recent studies have shown that integrative (or multi-omic) analysis … NCI … NIEHS … Contributing NIH Institutes: National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) National Cancer Institute …
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The centers study in innovative ways to address important ethical, legal, and social issues related to advances in genomics.
… Program has funded research grants from investigators in a wide range of disciplines. Many of these projects have used … research). Add value beyond the genomics and ELSI research studies that are already ongoing at the applicant … issues raised by such research; 2) to conduct scholarly studies that inform the ethical practice of research; and 3) …
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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.
… diseases. The new grants, pending available funds, support studies to better understand the causes and development of … Wise, Ph.D., a program director at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), a part of NIH. "The … Translational Sciences. Gene Function Research Grants As genome sequencing reveals new gene variants in UDN patients, …
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An expert panel from the Clinical Genome Resource (ClinGen) has critically reevaluated the scientific evidence for all 17 reported genes, disputing nine of the genes and revealing only three of the genes to be definitively associated with the most common form of the disease.
… inherited heart condition. However, the Clinical Genome Resource ’s (ClinGen) expert panel has critically … of the disease. The work was funded by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National … , the peer-reviewed journal of The American Heart Association. … Twenty years ago, The New York Times published …
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NIH expands its Encyclopedia of DNA Elements Project, which is creating a fundamental genomics resource scientists to study human health and disease.
… tools and analyses that are being used extensively in studies to interpret genome sequences and to understand the consequence of genomic … Feingold, Ph.D., a program director in the Division of Genome Sciences at NHGRI. "These awards provide the …
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Four NIH grants will support research on the ethical, legal and social questions raised by genomics research advances and genomic information.
… at interdisciplinary centers through the National Human Genome Research Institute's (NHGRI) Centers of Excellence in … in 2004, is designed to bring together experts in wide-ranging fields - bioethics, law, behavioral and social … . … Impact on Society … Related Content … NIH funds new studies on ethical, legal and social impact of genomic …
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Investigators with The Cancer Genome Atlas have discovered genomic differences in head and neck cancers caused by infection with the human papillomavirus.
… Steven Benowitz … Investigators with The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Research Network have discovered genomic … the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), both parts of the National … Projects ZIA-DC-000016, 73 and 74. Reference: The Cancer Genome Atlas Research Network. Comprehensive genomic …