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Researchers explored patients', parents' and physicians' perspectives on the use of CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing to reverse sickle cell disease.
… … A First-of-its-Kind Study CRISPR-Cas9 is a gene editing technology that researchers have harnessed to explore two …
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The Telomere-to-Telomere (T2T) Consortium has generated the first truly complete sequence of a human Y chromosome - the final human chromosome to be fully sequenced.
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Doctors and researchers reunite with patient who received gene therapy for GM1 gangliosidosis.
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Annual scientific lecture honoring NHGRI's founding scientific director, Jeffrey M. Trent, Ph.D.
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After a lifelong obsession with completing things, Adam Phillippy has helped in the final completion of the human genome sequence. The researcher talks about his life path to genomics, his relationship with perfection and his next big thing.
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NIH and Inova Health are launching The Genomic Ascertainment Cohort, a pilot project that will examine gene and gene variant influence on phenotypes.
… by re-examining individuals who donated their DNA sequence information to the database. TGAC will be based in the … and career development at sites nationwide. Additional information about NHGRI can be found at www.genome.gov . The … to carry out this research; and the dissemination of information on research progress in these diseases. For more …
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A study from researchers at National Institutes of Health (NIH) and their collaborators revealed a significant genetic risk factor for kidney disease in people of West African ancestry.
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NHGRI researchers have released new educational materials to help the sickle cell disease community learn about gene therapies for the disease.
… “These materials offer the sickle cell disease community information about what participating in a gene therapy … These materials offer the sickle cell disease community information about what participating in a gene therapy … said Bonham. Participants determined what critical information people would need to properly weigh the costs and …
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By considering mixed genetic lineages, NHGRI researchers demonstrated that previously inferred links between a genomic variant that helps digest lactose and traits such as a person’s height and cholesterol level may not be valid.
… and that some true associations are yet to be found. Information about how genomic variants are related to … come from and how different families might be related. Information about who a person is biologically descended … community for use in other studies, with additional information provided in the paper. … About NHGRI and NIH … …
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Researchers have now identified three health conditions for which people with SCT are at increased risk.