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- Developmental Genotype-Tissue Expression (dGTEx)1
- Multi-Omics for Health and Disease (Multi-Omics)1
- Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Research Program6
- Genomics-Enabled Learning Health Systems (gLHS)2
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- Enhancing Opportunities in Computational Genomics and Data Science1
- Human Genome Reference Program (HGRP)2
- Impact of Genomic Variation on Function (IGVF) Consortium3
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- Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) Project1
- Molecular Phenotypes of Null Alleles in Cells (MorPhiC)1
- Clinical Genome (ClinGen) Resource1
- Genomic Innovator Awards2
- Polygenic RIsk MEthods in Diverse populations (PRIMED) Consortium1
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- Genomics Research to Elucidate the Genetics of Rare Diseases (GREGOR) Consortium2
News Release
As researchers uncover millions of DNA differences in genes, doctors struggle to know which of these inherited differences, called variants, really matter.
… Steven Benowitz … As a growing number of medical centers and laboratories are sequencing patients' DNA, they continue … struggled to know which of these inherited differences - variants - really matter. … For the vast majority of the more … with the National Institutes of Health's Clinical Genome Resource (ClinGen) describe how the program is …
News Release
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 …
The Genomics Landscape
In the March 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green details ClinGen, the first FDA-recognized Public Human Genetic Variant Database.
… the most recent 'polar vortex' becoming a distant memory and with baseball's spring training now in full swing, we … intended to commemorate the completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003 and the discovery of DNA's … challenge has been establishing which genes and gene variants are relevant in disease. ClinGen was launched in …
News Release
NHGRI will fund a set of genome sequencing and analysis centers whose research will focus on understanding the genomic bases of common and rare human diseases.
… … The National Institutes of Health will fund a set of genome sequencing and analysis centers whose research will focus on … and CMG programs aim to discover the genes and genomic variants - spelling differences in DNA - that cause or …
News Release
Researchers at the NHGRI's Undiagnosed Disease Program have developed a new toolset for finding potential disease-causing gene variants in undiagnosed patients.
… new toolset for finding potential disease-causing gene variants in undiagnosed patients. The work is automatically … by computers - with no human interpretation or bias - and takes about three hours per exome to analyze an … in the Office of the Clinical Director, National Human Genome Research Institute. "The toolset we developed …
News Release
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 …
News Release
Genomic variants that increase risk of kidney disease are found in nearly one-third of West Africans
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 …
For Patients and Families
The Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center helps people find useful information about genetic and rare diseases.
… The Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center helps people find useful … Center (GARD)  was created in 2002 by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and the Division of Rare … and teachers who work with people with a genetic or rare disease. Even scientists who are studying a genetic or rare …
News Release
Baylor College of Medicine. Houston and the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee will be providing DNA sequencing for the Undiagnosed Diseases Network.
… announced today that Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee will be … provide sequencing of the protein-coding portion of the genome, or exome. The clinical sequencing results will meet … for patients by analyzing DNA sequence, which can reveal variants in patients' genome that may be the cause of a …
News Release
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 …