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NHGRI researchers find that specific abnormal chromosomal patterns in prenatal blood tests warrant whole-body MRI cancer screening.
… the chromosomes was detected, and that they should see a genetic counselor immediately. The couple found it hard to … meant for their future baby. But when they met with the genetic counselor, she said the genetic abnormality wasn’t likely to be from the fetus but …
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NHGRI has selected James Thomas, Ph.D., as the new director of the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC), to will oversee the importation and use of DNA sequencing technologies, protocols and analyses, ensuring that NIH investigators have access to cutting-edge DNA sequencing methods and specialized genomics protocols to meet their research needs. 
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NIH researchers and their colleagues identified multidrug-resistant pathogens on the skin of residents in nursing homes. They found that these potentially dangerous microbes spread widely among residents, indicating a need for improved testing and infection control measures to protect people in nursing homes and other vulnerable populations.
… spread between individuals by analyzing the unique genetic makeup of each strain. If two individuals have …
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NHGRI researchers found that a protein in the immune system is particularly adaptable to mutations.
… which makes the immune system a very interesting genetic space.” The researchers zoomed in on a protein called … which makes the immune system a very interesting genetic space. To test which parts of the protein may be most …
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Funding to advance understanding of RNA biology and development of RNA-based technologies
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Researchers funded by NHGRI’s Genome Technology Program include a wide range of investigators with a variety of scientific expertise.