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The Genomics Landscape
In the November 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green, celebrates the 30th anniversary of the NHGRI Intramural Research Program as well as announces the launch of a new digital history archive.
… including factors influencing human history, health, disease susceptibility, and common principles of biology. The … and clinicians with stable funding for long-term and high-risk, high-reward projects. The NHGRI IRP has a fiscal year … prediction, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of human disease. To learn more about the NHGRI IRP and its first …
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NIH-led study finds genetic markers that explain up to 12% of the differences between two people’s blood pressure.
… differences in people’s blood pressure. Knowing a person's risk for developing hypertension could lead to tailored … of accumulated iron can contribute to cardiovascular disease. The researchers also confirmed the association … throughout the body, increasing a person’s risk for heart disease, kidney disease, stroke and other conditions. The …
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Cari Young and Julie Nadel join NHGRI as public policy and education fellows.
… likes to address scientific questions and think about new disease models from a genetics perspective. Julie received …
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Researchers at the National Institutes of Health and their colleagues have identified genomic variants that cause a rare and severe inflammatory skin disorder, known as disabling pansclerotic morphea, and have found a potential treatment.
… for disabling pansclerotic morphea, a severe inflammatory disease. … Researchers at the National Institutes of Health … a predoctoral fellow within NHGRI's Inflammatory Disease Section, a medical student at the University of South … distinguished investigator, head of NHGRI’s Inflammatory Disease Section and a senior author of the paper. “We hope …
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My Family Health Portrait is a downloadable tool to complete a family health history on a personal computer.
… our own health and can help us detect and manage personal disease risks, or find the right diagnosis and treatments when we have a certain disease. In addition to clinical practice use, family health … screens for and serves populations at higher than average risk for disease, such as cancer and heart disease. CDC, …
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With the publication of 16 high-quality reference genomes from across vertebrates, the Vertebrate Genome Project establishes standards for biodiversity genomics and reports discoveries in comparative biology, conservation, and health research
… learn more about biodiversity, human health and disease. … The Vertebrate Genomes Project , part of the … to address fundamental questions in human biology and disease. These projects are in line with the larger goal of …
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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.
… to different traits helps researchers estimate polygenic risk scores and may give clues about a person’s ability to … analyses, we can improve the predictive value of polygenic risk scores and facilitate genomic medicine.” The reference …
The Genomics Landscape
In the August 4, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., talks about the establishment of the Global Biodata Coalition (GBC), which aims to move towards more internationally coordinated, sustainable, and streamlined mechanisms that support the biodata ecosystem.
… resources are expected to expand in the future, with a disease-specific implementation study that builds upon the … Common Fund programs are trans-NIH (rather than being disease-specific or relevant to the mission of only one or a … for NIH grants that are not focused on Alzheimer’s Disease Intent to publish a funding opportunity announcement …
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The newly launched Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF) consortium to include 30 U.S. sites.
… and how such variation influences human health and disease. Your browser does not support the video tag. IGVF … and how such variation influences human health and disease. Credit: Harry Wedel, NHGRI. The genome sequences … shape a person’s overall physical features and disease risk. Researchers have identified millions of human genomic …
The Genomics Landscape
In the December 2, 2021 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., spotlights the re-opening of the Genome: Unlocking Life’s Code exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) in Washington, D.C.
… authors discuss published papers on topics such as human disease, genomic medicine, and genetic discrimination. In …