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NHGRI researchers recently published a study using virtual reality simulations to investigate how clinicians might use a type of genomic risk information called polygenic risk scores in medical care.
… to recommend observing kidney function and screening for diabetes in response to the patient’s symptoms when they had … simulations to investigate how clinicians might use a type of genomic risk information called polygenic risk scores … But little is known about how clinicians will use this type of genomic risk information and whether an individual’s …
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A genetic mutation that triggers bladder cancer in dogs is identical to a mutation that is implicated in multiple human cancers.
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Dr. Guanjie Chen is a senior research fellow with the NHGRI's Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health.
… Copula Model: Bioinformatics and Biology Insights 2008;2 349-361 Ao Yuan, Guanjie Chen, Charles Rotimi. Genetic … with Obesity in West Africans and African Americans. Diabetes 2010 Jun. PMID: 20299471 Meilleur KG, Doumatey A, … proliferative diabetic retinopathy in patients with Type 1 diabetes. Ophthalmic Res. 2011;46. PMID: 21088442 …
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Jie Zhou is a data manager and SAS programmer at NHGRI's Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health.
… in African Americans. J Endocrinol Metab. 2012 Apr 1;2(2):51-65. Chen G, Yuan A, Zhou Y, Bentley AR, Zhou J, Chen … with obesity in West Africans and African Americans. Diabetes. 2010 Jun;59(6):1549-54. doi: 10.2337/db09- 1252. … Rotimi C. Genome-wide search for susceptibility genes to type 2 diabetes in West Africans: potential role of …
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Dr. Charles Rotimi is the scientific director of and NIH Distinguished Investigator in the Division of Intramural Research. He also serves as the director of the Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health (CRGGH).
… and blood pressure in African Americans and for type-2 diabetes in West Africans. His lab contributes to the global …
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Dr. Ayo Doumatey is a Research Fellow and Laboratory Manager at NHGRI's Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health.
… Adeyemo AA, Tekola-Ayele F, Doumatey AP, et al. Impact of Type 2 Diabetes on Impaired Kidney Function in Sub-Saharan African …
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Researchers build a statistical model using family health history to improve disease risk assessment
Researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) have developed a new statistical model that can predict the risk for developing diseases by combining information about family member health and lifestyle factors from family members.
… health and require further testing. The researchers used type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) as the disease model for their study. …
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Dr. Neil Hanchard is a clinical investigator within the Center for Precision Health Research (CPHR) and head of the Childhood Complex Disease Genomics Section within the CPHR.
… pressure in childhood without an obvious cause - affects 1-2% of all children, accounting for about 40% of all … at a locus on Chromosome 5. Blood Adv. 2018 Dec 26;2(24):3637-364; PMCID: PMC6306880 Mnika K, Mazandu GK, Jonas …
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NIH researchers identified gene variants that cause a rare syndrome of sporadic fevers, skin rashes and recurring strokes, beginning early in childhood.
… of variants of the same gene in patients with a similar type of blood vessel inflammation. … The NIH group first … ability to produce of an enzyme called adenosine deaminase 2 (ADA2). Without it, abnormalities and inflammation in blood … National Cancer Institute; and the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, as well as the …
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Dr. Meeks is a Special Volunteer at the Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health.
… epidemiology of cardiometabolic diseases, such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, and dyslipidemia, in diverse populations. She uses …