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- Multi-Omics for Health and Disease (Multi-Omics)1
- Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Research Program4
- Genomics-Enabled Learning Health Systems (gLHS)1
- Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF) Consortium1
- Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) Project1
- Genomics Research to Elucidate the Genetics of Rare Diseases (GREGOR) Consortium1
Staff
Dr. Susan Persky is an associate investigator in the Social and Behavioral Research Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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… about common, complex health conditions like obesity and diabetes in interactions between healthcare providers and … their fundamental meaning between individuals affected by type 1 versus type 2 diabetes. Genetic causal attributions were associated with …
Event
On March 12-16, 2024, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) will participate in the 2024 ACMG Annual Clinical Genetics Meeting - an annual medical and scientific conference continues to provide groundbreaking research and the latest advances in medical genetics, genomics and personalized medicine.
Research at NHGRI
An international investigation into the genetics of severe acute malnutrition in children.
… and childhood health priorities, such as anthropometry, diabetes, and obesity. Beyond the scope of understanding …
Staff
Dr. Elisabeth F. Heuston is a molecular biology and bioinformatics Staff Scientist with the Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health (CRGGH).
… the pathophysiology of cardiometabolic diseases like type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidemia in minority …
Clinical Research
This study evaluates patients with inherited metabolic disorders and related medical complications.
… sometimes with little warning. There is no cure for any type of MMA, but special diets, vitamin therapies and in some … care. … To enroll in our study, a person must: Be between 2 and 70 years of age. Be able to travel to and be admitted … Have a diagnosis of mut, cblA, cblB, cblC, cblD, or cblF type MMA based on complementation status determination in …
Research at NHGRI
The Division of Intramural Research conducts scientific studies in NHGRI's labs on and around the NIH campus in Bethesda, Md.
… disease genes, including those implicated in cancer, diabetes, premature aging, hereditary deafness, various …
News Release
In a study published in the journal Science, collaborators at NHGRI, the National University of Ireland, Galway, and the Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience at the University of Florida, Augustine, reported that activation of the gene Tfap2 in adult stem cells in Hydractinia can turn those cells into germ cells in a cycle that can repeat endlessly.
Research at NHGRI
NHGRI researchers work with patients and families to understand of how genes influence disease and develop more effective diagnostics and treatments.
… to determine the genetic risk factors for adult-onset, Type II diabetes. Analyzing data gathered in family studies, NHGRI …
News Release
Researchers have conducted the first study to look at the genomic underpinnings of obesity in continental Africans and African Americans.
… and morbidity by increasing a person's risk of developing diabetes, hypertension, heart disease and some cancers. While … by NHGRI and supported by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, the Center for …
News Release
Artificial intelligence tools help scientists decode genomic disorders and communicate genomic risks
NHGRI researchers are increasingly using artificial intelligence tools to answer compelling questions in genomics, such as predicting rare genetic disorders and their severity, and to understand how genomic information influences decision-making.
… to tackle these complex tasks. Machine learning, a type of artificial intelligence, has the unique ability to … methods have already been used to predict how a certain type of cancer will progress , find disease-causing genomic … for more common conditions like cancer, hypertension and diabetes. The results of this study support a decades-long …