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The Genetics/Genomics Competency Center (G2C2) resource has been expanded to include a new collection of resources for physicians.
… John Daniels … The Genetics/Genomics Competency Center (G2C2) - www.g-2-c-2.org - is a free, online collection of materials for use in the classroom and for self-directed learning in … resource has been expanded to include a new collection of resources for physicians. "This resource seeks to bridge the …
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An online Informed Consent Resource created in 2009 by NHGRI has been updated to keep pace with advances in genomics over the past several years
… sequencing technologies become increasingly affordable, genomics research is playing an ever-larger role across … advance understanding about how to harness the power of genomics to improve health. Those participants would join … policy landscape have contributed to new considerations for consent in genomic research," said Kate Saylor, health …
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The Genetics/Genomics Competency Center now includes a new section on pharmacogenetics and pharmacogenomics.
… Jeannine Mjoseth … The Genetics/Genomics Competency Center (G2C2), a free, online collection of materials for self-directed learning in genetics and genomics, now … clinical advisor, Genomic Healthcare Branch. "The new resources on G2C2 provides pharmacists one convenient place …
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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.
… panel has critically reevaluated the scientific evidence for all 17 reported genes, disputing nine of the genes and … ClinGen is providing much needed clarity for the clinical genomics community regarding which gene-disease pairs have … … Clinical utility … About NHGRI and NIH … Additional ResourcesGenomics experts dispute nine genes linked to …
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NIH will renew three awards totaling $73.2 million over five years to continue building the Clinical Genome (ClinGen) resource, an effort to collect and archive information about clinically relevant genes and genomic variants for use in precision medicine.
… about clinically relevant genes and genomic variants for use in precision medicine. The National Human Genome … from more than 40 countries, and its impact so far on genomics research and medicine.” To date, the ClinGen … polygenic risk scores. Researchers have used these ClinGen resources to improve the effectiveness, transparency and …
The Genomics Landscape
In the June 2, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., highlights the new and improved Talking Glossary of Genomic and Genetic Terms - one of the premier educational resources offered by NHGRI, and it aims to help users better understand the basics of genomics and genetics.
… heat rises and the summer arrives, you might be looking for some indoor activities to keep you cool. I suggest that … virtual NHGRI workshop entitled “Future Directions in Genomics and Health Equity.” The goal of the workshop was to … emerging set of NIH-supported cloud-based platforms and resources. When researchers access data from one site, there …
The Genomics Landscape
In the August 4, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., talks about the establishment of the Global Biodata Coalition (GBC), which aims to move towards more internationally coordinated, sustainable, and streamlined mechanisms that support the biodata ecosystem.
… not recognized until the 20th century, it paved the way for future research in genetics, including the discovery of … ( part 1 and part 2 ) produced by the NHGRI History of Genomics Program and a recent fireside chat that I had with … of efforts to develop robust and readily available data resources (e.g., databases and knowledgebases). A number of …
Research at NHGRI
NHGRI researchers develop freely available software and analysis tools to help researchers around the world analyze and explore their genomic data.
… in DNA amplicons. bam2mpg A Bayesian genotype caller for NextGen sequencing data. BuddySuite A collection of four … massively parallel sequencing experiments. … Available Resources … Data Tools and Resources … Our researchers develop freely available software …
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NIH will award $38.5 million over five years to the Developmental Genotype-Tissue Expression (dGTEx) project, which aims to build a widely available resource of human developmental gene expression in a multitude of tissues for use in basic and clinical research.
… samples and information on gene expression — important resources that scientists needed to understand how … adult postmortem donors. It also established a resource for researchers to explore gene expression in many different … Connecticut (funded by NHGRI, NINDS, NIMH) … Additional Resources … NIH will expand existing gene expression …
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NIH programs are establishing which genes and genomic variants play a role in human disease, enabling use in medicine and research.
… and research experts to develop standard processes for reviewing data about gene variants and their connections … developed by the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics and the Association for Molecular Pathology to … variants. The registry is part of the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health, an organization dedicated to the …