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Neglected diseases are conditions that inflict severe health burdens on the world's poorest people.
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​Clinical research is research conducted with human subjects, or material of human origin, in which the researcher directly interacts with human subjects.
… in the research project (See: Informed Consent for Genomics Research ). The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) …
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A repurposed cancer drug appears to reduce the severity of lesions and pain experienced by people with Proteus syndrome
… said Leslie Biesecker, M.D., chief of the NHGRI Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch and the study's …
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The Physician-Scientist Development Program helps physicians develop research programs dedicated to the disorders they specialize in.
… training. Leslie Biesecker, M.D., chief of NHGRI's Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch, who leads the …
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Guidance on collecting your family health history information before visiting the doctor.
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Dr. William Gahl, NHGRI Clinical Director, gave the Samuel Pruzansky Memorial Lecture on March 23 for the March of Dimes Clinical Genetics Conference.
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Researchers identified 13 gene regions that influence cholesterol levels, some of which affected people differently if they are smokers or former smokers.
… Human Genome Research Institute's  Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health (CRGGH) . "This discovery will … people of non-European ancestry since there are  too few genomics studies of diverse people . Of the 133,805 total … "It is important to study the combination of lifestyle and genomics on our susceptibility or resistance to diseases," …
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As you celebrate Thanksgiving with your family, remember that this special day is also National Family Health History Day.
For Patients and Families
A rare disease is generally considered to be a disease that affects fewer than 200,000 people in the United States at any given time.