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On October 10, 2024, NHGRI hosted a pre-application webinar for the Population Genomic Screening in Primary Care NOFOs. The purpose of these NOFOs is to implement and evaluate a pilot program of population genomic screening for common, actionable genomic conditions in a primary care setting.
… Welcome Overview of the Population Genomic Screening Discussion … See the Frequently Asked Questions for … a pre-application webinar for the Population Genomic Screening in Primary Care NOFOs: RFA-HG-24-021 , … and evaluate a pilot program of population genomic screening for common, actionable genomic conditions in a …
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On November 8-9, 2023, NHGRI sponsored its 15th Genomic Medicine meeting, Genomic Medicine XV: Genomics and Population Screening, in Bethesda MD.
… meeting, Genomic Medicine XV: Genomics and Population Screening, in Bethesda MD. This meeting discussed the current state of population genomic screening in the U.S., as well as barriers and opportunities for expanded population screening, impact on clinical practice and outcomes, various …
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NHGRI researchers find that specific abnormal chromosomal patterns in prenatal blood tests warrant whole-body MRI cancer screening.
… in prenatal blood tests warrant whole-body MRI cancer screening. … In the fall of 2022, Erica felt like she was on … blood draw, they have quickly become routine in pregnancy screening. Each year, around two million pregnant people in … 107 participants with abnormal or inconclusive prenatal screening results that might indicate the presence of cancer. …
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Extending noninvasive prenatal screening to all 24 human chromosomes can detect genetic disorders that explain miscarriage and abnormalities during pregnancy.
… Jeannine Mjoseth … Extending noninvasive prenatal screening to all 24 human chromosomes can detect genetic … false-positive results. … Women often request noninvasive screening tests to detect genetic conditions. These tests, … risk of serious complications were those with very high levels of abnormal cells in the placenta," said Mark D. …
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NIH recently awarded approximately $6.8 million in grants to several research teams to study the biology of rare and undiagnosed diseases.
… two new research centers, including a Model Organisms Screening Center and a Metabolomics Core, as part of the NIH … addition to two DNA sequencing centers, a Model Organisms Screening Center, a Metabolomics Core, a central … diseases at the NIH Clinical Center. Model Organisms Screening Center At the Model Organisms Screening Center, …
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A new method of targeting specific DNA sequences in zebrafish could accelerate the discovery of gene function and the identification of disease genes in humans.
… on an organism lacking it. Such larger scale - termed high-throughput - gene targeting in an animal model could be … lab.) This produced mutations in 82 of the 83 genes. In screening embryos by fluorescent polymerase chain reaction (a …
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NIH scientists proposed a new approach for finding ways to impede or halt cancer's spread: transgenic zebrafish as a live animal model of metastasis.
… identify new genetic targets against the disease. Current screening of possible anti-metastasis compounds is based on … against cancer cell lines in laboratory dishes. Such high-throughput screening has identified thousands of drug …
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The Advances in Genomic Technology Development (AGTD) 2022 Annual Meeting was hosted by the Technology Development Coordinating Center (TDCC) from July 12-14, 2022 at The Jackson Laboratory (Farmington, CT).
… in Human Cells: Systematic Development and Testing with High-Throughput Methods Lacramioara Bintu, Ph.D. Stanford University 10:10 a.m. High Throughput, Multiplexed Epigenomic Profiling of Primary …
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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.
… They identified the small molecule compound through high-throughput screening, which tests hundreds of thousands of small …
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Researchers recommend genomic approaches to discovering inherited variants in one or a handful of genes that affect an individual's rare disease risk.
… The stakes for identifying variants that matter can be high. "Mistakes are happening in the clinic based on … can potentially lead to misdiagnoses and unnecessary screening tests and treatments, including surgery. At the … New analytical, predictive modeling methods and high-throughput DNA sequencing technologies are needed to improve …