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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.
… Mjoseth … Databases such as the 1000 Genomes Project and the Exome Aggregation Consortium (ExAC) harbor large … the health consequences of their genes and gene variants. … Reversing a Long-Standing Paradigm To address … of 10,000 human genomes and exomes, the 1-2 percent of the genome that contains protein-coding genes. Once the database …
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NIH programs are establishing which genes and genomic variants play a role in human disease, enabling use in medicine and research.
… National Institutes of Health are establishing which genes and genomic variants play a role in human disease, enabling their use in genomic medicine and research. NIH's Clinical Genome Resource ( ClinGen ) and ClinVar programs address a …
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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.
… from researchers at National Institutes of Health (NIH) and their collaborators revealed a significant genetic risk … disease. APOL1 is important for the immune system and variants of the gene are linked to increased risk of chronic … on Genomics and Global Health at NIH’s National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). “By comparing this study …
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NIH will renew three awards totaling $73.2 million over five years to continue building the Clinical Genome (ClinGen) resource, an effort to collect and archive information about clinically relevant genes and genomic variants for use in precision medicine.
… million over five years to continue building the Clinical Genome (ClinGen) resource, an effort to collect and archive information about clinically relevant genes and genomic variants for use in precision medicine. The National Human …
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In a large-scale study of people from diverse ancestries, researchers narrowed down the number of genomic variants that are strongly associated with blood lipid levels and generated a polygenic risk score to predict elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, a major risk factor for heart disease.
… groups substantially improves identification of genomic variants associated with blood lipid levels. … In a … that are strongly associated with blood lipid levels and generated a polygenic risk score to predict elevated … The authors include researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National …
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Researchers explored patients', parents' and physicians' perspectives on the use of CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing to reverse sickle cell disease.
… of its kind, researchers explored patients', parents' and physicians' perspectives on the use of CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing to reverse sickle cell disease (SCD).  … A First-of-its-Kind Study CRISPR-Cas9 is a … expressed overall optimism about participating in human genome editing clinical trials, but were concerned about …
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A new genome-based technology for demystifying undiagnosed illnesses - even rare childhood diseases - is moving into general medical practice.
… MacDougall … Sooner than almost anyone expected, a new, genome-based technology for demystifying undiagnosed … M.D., of the National Human Genome Research Institute and Robert C. Green, M.D., M.P.H., of Brigham and Women's … DNA and a reference sequence for the human genome. These variants may point to the cause of the patient's disease. In …
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National Institutes of Health researchers have published an assessment of 13 studies that took a genotype-first approach to patient care.
… care involves selecting patients with specific genomic variants and then studying their traits and symptoms; this finding … Ph.D., a genetic counselor at the National Human Genome Research Institute’s (NHGRI) Reverse Phenotyping Core …
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NIH will support research that incorporates DNA sequence information into electronic medical records.
… of research conducted by the Electronic Medical Records and Genomics (eMERGE) network is to better understand the … into EMRs The grants, administered by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), represent the third phase … identifying the potential medical effects of rare genomic variants (inherited differences in the DNA code) in about 100 …
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NHGRI researchers have generated the largest catalog of genetic variants associated with physical traits for domesticated dog breeds.
… In a new study, researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) have generated the largest catalog of genetic variants associated with physical traits for domesticated dog … if variants associated with dog body structure, behavior and life span could also be implicated in related human …