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Baylor College of Medicine. Houston and the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee will be providing DNA sequencing for the Undiagnosed Diseases Network.
… variants in patients' genome that may be the cause of a disease. Genome sequencing is an increasingly fast and … especially how their function or malfunction may affect a disease condition. Investigation of gene function is a … which researchers will develop a pipeline of models for disease-causing mutations in a broad range of human genes.   …
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NIH researchers have discovered a rare and sometimes lethal inflammatory disease - otulipenia - that primarily affects young children.
… have discovered a rare and sometimes lethal inflammatory disease - otulipenia - that primarily affects young children. … define otulipenia, an early-onset autoinflammatory disease. Contributing to the work were researchers from the … otulipenia is a rare and sometimes lethal inflammatory disease that causes fever, skin rashes, diarrhea and joint …
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Researchers with support from NIH will conduct research into the genetic underpinnings of Alzheimer's disease.
… research into the genetic underpinnings of Alzheimer's disease, analyzing how genome sequences-the order of chemical … letters in a cell's DNA-may contribute to increased risk or protect against the disease. The NIH awarded grants for using innovative new …
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NHGRI will fund a set of genome sequencing and analysis centers whose research will focus on understanding the genomic bases of common and rare human diseases.
… part of NIH, today launched the Centers for Common Disease Genomics (CCDG), which will use genome sequencing to … the genomic contributions to common diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, stroke and autism. NHGRI also announced … of how genomic differences among people influence disease risk and to develop models for future studies of common …
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The Undiagnosed Diseases Network has opened an online patient application portal called the UDN Gateway.
CRGGH is now part of the newly-created Metabolic, Cardiovascular, and Inflammatory Disease Genomics Branch.
… newly-created Metabolic, Cardiovascular, and Inflammatory Disease Genomics Branch (MCIDGB). … As described by NHGRI … joins NHGRI's Metabolic, Cardiovascular, and Inflammatory Disease Genomics Branch … CRGGH is now part of the … newly-created Metabolic, Cardiovascular, and Inflammatory Disease Genomics Branch. ​ … Branch Chief Charles Rotimi, …
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A team from the NIH has surmounted a major obstacle to testing potential drug therapies for a rare, genetic condition called Gaucher disease.
… therapies for a rare, genetic condition called Gaucher disease. Researchers from the National Human Genome Research … cultured cells to exhibit the signature traits of the disease. Using this model, they have now tested a drug … that cause Gaucher disease were an important genetic risk factor for developing the more common disorder …
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NIH researchers demonstrated that gene therapy may be the best method for correcting the single faulty gene that causes Niemann-Pick disease, type C1.
… correcting the single faulty gene that causes Niemann-Pick disease, type C1 (NPC1). The gene therapy involved inserting … a functional copy of the NPC1 gene into mice with the disease; the treated animals were then found to have less … in the journal Human Molecular Genetics . Niemann-Pick disease is a rare and fatal disorder of the central nervous …
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NHGRI researchers have identified new genes associated with the Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) and some possible new therapies.
… identified new genes associated with the Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) and some possible new therapies. Findings on this ultra-rare disease, found in approximately 600 people in the world, were … with ECD provides hope for improving the diagnoses of a disease that affects so many parts of the body. We also hope …
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Type 2 diabetes is a disease that affects ten percent of the world's population, but the genetics underlying the disease remain poorly understood.
… look at the genetic differences that increase a person's risk for disease development. The findings, published today in the … the University of Michigan, reveal the complexity of the disease in more detail than previously appreciated, but also …