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- Developmental Genotype-Tissue Expression (dGTEx)1
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News Release
NHGRI has appointed Neil Hanchard, M.D., Ph.D., as a clinical investigator within the Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch (MGMGB) in the Division of Intramural Research. Dr. Hanchard will head the Childhood Complex Disease Genomics Section within the MGMGB.
… (NHGRI) has appointed Neil Hanchard, M.D., Ph.D., as a clinical investigator within the Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch (MGMGB) in the NHGRI Division of Intramural … His efforts will integrate laboratory-based and clinical methods to study several pediatric diseases, …
The Genomics Landscape
In the December 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights Ben Solomon joining NHGRI as Clinical Director.
… institute and the field of genomics. … Ben Solomon, NHGRI Clinical Director, with NHGRI Director Dr. Eric Green and … On Nov. 12, Benjamin Solomon, M.D., started as NHGRI’s Clinical Director. In this position, he is responsible for … genes, publishing papers in journals such as Nature Genetics, Nature Communications , and PNAS . Prior to his …
News Release
A new phase of the IGNITE Network will conduct clinical trials of genomic medicine interventions.
… Ph.D. … A new phase of the IGNITE Network will conduct clinical trials of genomic medicine interventions. … The National Institutes of Health will fund clinical trials to assess the benefits, applicability and … pain, chronic pain and depression have better clinical outcomes if pharmacogenomics guide opioid and …
News Release
Genomic analyses turned up genes that belong to inflammatory pathways.
… the researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center. … Transformative Research Rohith is just one … taking place at NIH is critical. The same cutting-edge clinical medicine that was used to help Rohith might help … M.D., and Tina Romeo, research nurse gather at the NIH Clinical Center to discuss the patient's care. Image Credit: …
News Release
A new genome-based technology for demystifying undiagnosed illnesses - even rare childhood diseases - is moving into general medical practice.
… how rapidly the use of genome sequencing has moved into clinical practice," said NHGRI Director Eric D. Green, M.D., … Several thousand physicians already have ordered clinical genome or exome sequencing (CGES) for their … Biesecker, chief of NHGRI's Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch, predicted that about 10,000 such tests will …
News Release
NHGRI researchers asked patients, parents and physicians in the sickle cell disease community (SCD) what they wanted and needed to know about genome editing to make informed decisions about participating in genome-editing clinical trials.
… are seriously ill may overestimate the benefits of early clinical trials while underestimating the risks. This makes … informed decisions about participating in genome-editing clinical trials. Gene-editing treatments, which appear to … can influence a person’s decision to participate in a clinical trial. “Designing clinical trials for curative …
The Genomics Landscape
In the September 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green details the American Society of Human Genetics' (ASHG) new strategic plan, which aims to get people everywhere to realize the benefits of genomics and genetics research.
… the field of genomics.  …  The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) , a professional organization of over 8,000 … to measure genomic variation that are currently of clinical value; the review also discusses approaches to … elements that limit use of genomic information in routine clinical practice. Teri is also profiled in one of the …
News Release
Genomicists and clinicians are beginning to offer patients genetic testing for a list of treatable diseases apart from the one that brought them into the clinic.
… for variants that could cause health problems. At the NIH Clinical Center, researchers took a blood sample from Bryant. … our genomes. In July 2013, the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics issued a recommendation that people who have their genomes sequenced in a clinical setting should also have their genomic data screened …
Policy Issues
The GINA is an important U.S. civil rights law that protects individuals from discrimination based on their genetic information.
… Congress in the 1990s at a time when genetic testing and genetics research was taking off at breakneck speed. GINA … diagnose a disease, or they might refuse to participate in genetics research. H.R. 2748 would prohibit insurance … protections against employment discrimination based on genetics. More on that later!  1996 Sen. Olympia Snowe …
News Release
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.
… a little-known inherited heart condition. However, the Clinical Genome Resource ’s (ClinGen) expert panel has … ClinGen is an NHGRI-funded resource that defines the clinical relevance or validity of genes in various genetic … Brugada syndrome. In 2019, the American Society of Human Genetics considered the paper as one of the top 10 advances …