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Genetic Disorders
Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disease that causes the body to produce thick, sticky mucus that clogs the lungs, leads to infection, and blocks the pancreas.
… Additional Resources for Cystic Fibrosis Information Genetics Home Reference Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Cystic … Fibrosis: Your Genes, Your Health What is Cystic Fibrosis? Genetics and Rare Diseases Information Center Finding …
Genetic Disorders
WAGR syndrome is a genetic condition caused by a deletion of genes located on chromosome 11, often causing eye problems and increased risk of cancer in babies.
… National Wilms' Tumor Study National Eye Institute (NEI) Genetics and Rare Diseases Information Center Finding …
News Release
A new genome-based technology for demystifying undiagnosed illnesses - even rare childhood diseases - is moving into general medical practice.
… how rapidly the use of genome sequencing has moved into clinical practice," said NHGRI Director Eric D. Green, M.D., … Several thousand physicians already have ordered clinical genome or exome sequencing (CGES) for their … Biesecker, chief of NHGRI's Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch, predicted that about 10,000 such tests will …
Genetic Disorders
Wilson disease is a rare genetic condition that causes a person's body to store too much of the mineral copper, leading to organ damage that may cause death.
Research at NHGRI
The Metabolic Medicine Branch houses clinical and laboratory research programs that focus on the development of new therapies for patients with genetic disorders.
… The Metabolic Medicine Branch (MMB) houses clinical and laboratory research programs that focus on the … Medicine Branch involves interconnected laboratory and clinical projects focused on several conditions, including … Program, and faculty members are active in the medical genetics/genomics and genetic counseling training programs, …
Event
On November 16-17, 2023, the National Human Genome Institute will co-sponsor a workshop, Advances in the Genetic Architecture of Complex Human Traits, to take a historically grounded and forward-looking approach towards dissecting the genetic architecture of complex traits in humans.
… vs behavioral traits)?   If there is a tight coupling of genetics and environment and potentially GxE effects, how … the Genetic Architecture of Complex Human Traits (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)  PAR-25-255 Application Due … the Genetic Architecture of Complex Human Traits (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)  PAR-25-256 Application Due …
News Release
Clinical applications of genomics in neurology and psychiatry will be the focus of the 2014 lecture series Genomics in Medicine at Suburban Hospital.
… Raymond MacDougall … Clinical applications of genomics in neurology and psychiatry … Hopkins University School of Medicine. The first lecture, Genetics and Genomics of Craniosynostosis Syndromes , is set … the importance of translating genomic science into clinical care. "Physicians are inspired by genomics but need …
Staff
Cynthia Tifft, M.D., Ph.D. is the deputy clinical director for the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… Human Genome Research Institute where she serves as deputy clinical director and directs the Pediatric Undiagnosed … from Rutgers University. She received her Ph.D. in genetics from the University of Texas Graduate School of … and undiagnosed diseases.   For many years, Dr. Tifft's clinical and research interests have been lysosomal disorders …
News Release
NHGRI researchers asked patients, parents and physicians in the sickle cell disease community (SCD) what they wanted and needed to know about genome editing to make informed decisions about participating in genome-editing clinical trials.
… are seriously ill may overestimate the benefits of early clinical trials while underestimating the risks. This makes … informed decisions about participating in genome-editing clinical trials. Gene-editing treatments, which appear to … can influence a person’s decision to participate in a clinical trial.  “Designing clinical trials for curative …
Clinical Research
The goal of this study is to learn more about the genetic contributions to the severity of disease of COVID-19.
… infection may be eligible to join. We will use the clinical information and samples of people who test positive … For more information on other COVID-19 clinical trials: NIAID COVID-19 Clinical Research COVID-19 … or SARS-CoV-2) is a serious public health problem, and genetics may play a role in how serious the illness becomes …