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Fact Sheet
Your mental and physical health are deeply connected. Mental health is important for your overall health and quality of life.
… As a person living with sickle cell disease, you and your support systems make choices about your … and/or trusted friend. Write about how you feel about your disease and how it affects your life. Reflect on why you … factors. Risks of gene therapy Check out the sickle cell disease gene therapy FAQ Cost What costs does the clinical …
The Genomics Landscape
In the October 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green, reflects on the twelve years of groundbreaking research by the Clinical Sequencing Evidence-generating Research (CSER) consortium.
… director, Anthony Fauci, M.D. Jeanne is an infectious disease expert, joining NIH from the University of Alabama at … the best, … Repeat polymorphisms underlie top genetic risk loci for glaucoma and colorectal cancer Mukamel et al. … results in differences in traits, including the risk for disease. Some genomic variants are small, like changes to …
The Genomics Landscape
In the December 3, 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green spotlights on ELSIhub.
… genomics to understand biology, to enhance knowledge about disease, and to improve human health — genomics is now … principles of biology to translating that knowledge into disease prevention and medical advances. This guiding … gene, FMR1 , and showing a link between this SNP and the risk of one disease, fragile X syndrome. I could only dream …
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 2025 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green announces the appointment of Erin Ramos as the new director of the Division of Genome Sciences (DGSci).
… years, scientists have created hundreds of polygenic risk scores (PRSs), which are genetic tests that can be used … that have been shown to be associated with a particular disease. This involves analyzing genomic data from thousands … Since genomics accounts for only part of a person’s disease risk, the PRIMED Consortium is also investigating the …
The Genomics Landscape
In the December 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights Ben Solomon joining NHGRI as Clinical Director.
… is what it is.” Some people do something extravagant or risk-taking to celebrate such senior birthdays – jump out of … physicians and scientists to identify more than 100 novel disease genes, publishing papers in journals such as Nature … allowed) 4DN organization and function in human health and disease (U01 clinical trial not allowed) New investigator …
Outreach
Five pieces from the Genome: Unlocking Life’s Code exhibition are now on display at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) campus in Bethesda, MD.
… and your microbiome affect your health and influence your risk for many disorders. What’s in Your Genome? … Presentation: The Dog Genome: Shedding Light on Human Disease Dogs have been called a person's best friend, but they also can tell us a lot about human disease. Dr. Elaine Ostrander discussed how her lab at the …
The Genomics Landscape
In the August 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green introduces incoming NHGRI DEO Director, Jennifer Troyer.
… the case that variants in many genes contribute to the risk of developing traits and diseases. Scientists and … use tools called polygenic scores to calculate such a risk by combining information about all the genomic variants associated with a disease. Many examples of using polygenic scores have been …
Health
Guidance on collecting your family health history information before visiting the doctor.
… your doctor predict the disorders to which you may be at risk, and help you take action to keep you and your family … … Related Content … Families Sharing Health Assessment and Risk Evaluation (SHARE) helps you and your family learn how your family health history affects your risk for diseases. … FamiliesSHARE … Family Health History …
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 2024 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green announces the appointment of Dr. Adam Phillippy as the founding director of the Center for Genomics and Data Science Research (CGDSR).
… two gene therapies for the treatment of sickle cell disease. About 100,000 Americans and millions of people around the world have sickle cell disease, and this treatment offers great promise for … of using genomic information for screening, diagnosis, and risk assessment in healthcare. … The Global Biodata …
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 5, 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., talks about how artificial intelligence and machine learning are becoming omnipresent throughout NHGRI and in genomics.
… these metabolic changes can impact physical traits such as risk of disease or drug toxicity. In this paper (Surendren et al., … which reflect an individual's genetic risk for a trait or disease. ML represents a subcomponent of AI, and beyond its …