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The Genetic Disease Research Branch studies how genetic changes affect the structure and function of gene products leading to human disease.
… The Genetic Disease Research Branch studies the mechanisms by which genetic changes affect the structure and function of gene products leading to human disease. … A major focus of … and better understand pathways involved in human genetic diseases and normal development. Model systems, including …
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Scientists studying the genomes of nearly 5,000 people have pinpointed a genetic variant tied to an increased risk for stroke and cardiovascular disease.
… Steven Benowitz … Scientists studying the genomes of nearly 5,000 people have pinpointed a genetic variant tied to an increased risk for stroke, and … pathway that plays a major role in several common diseases. Together, their findings may provide new clues to …
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NHGRI researchers are studying the link between Parkinson's disease, and a rare disorder, Gaucher disease, by cross-breeding mice with the disease mutations.
… cross-breeding mice to carry human mutations causing each of the two diseases. They published their findings in the December 2017 … Between Diseases … Related Content … Mouse model for rare genetic disease advances understanding of Parkinson's … NHGRI …
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Dr. Suzanne Hart was the deputy director of the Medical Genetics and Genomic Medicine Fellowship Training Program until she retired in late 2023.
… her Ph.D. in Human Genetics from the Medical College of Virginia (now called Virginia Commonwealth University) in … used molecular and biochemical techniques to understand genetic diseases of the teeth, the oral cavity and the kidney. … Dr. …
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NHGRI researchers investigated the Behcet's disease using Illumina's Immunochip.
… genital ulcers, as well as vision destroying inflammation of the eyes. Research suggests the disease develops due to pathogen exposure, along with a mix of genetic and environmental risk factors, but their interaction … in DNA that correlate with autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. They found novel DNA changes that are correlated …
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NHGRI researchers have successfully used facial recognition software to diagnose a rare, genetic disease in known as DiGeorge syndrome.
… the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health, and their … used facial recognition software to diagnose a rare, genetic disease in Africans, Asians and Latin Americans. … … of physical traits of people with many different inherited diseases around the world, including Asia, the Indian …
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Type 2 diabetes is a disease that affects ten percent of the world's population, but the genetics underlying the disease remain poorly understood.
… Ph.D. … Media Availability A comprehensive investigation of the underlying genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes has unveiled the most … National Institutes of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; the National Institute on Aging; the National …
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NHGRI will highlight rare disease research that benefits affected patients and provides insights into more common disorders on Rare Disease Day.
… are underlining this important relationship in advance of Rare Disease Day at NIH , a day-long symposium that is part of a global effort to raise awareness of rare diseases. Several NHGRI staff members - Anastasia L. Wise, … In 2011, Dr. Gahl and his UDP colleagues identified the genetic difference in the NT5E gene that causes a rare and …
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Researchers with support from NIH will conduct research into the genetic underpinnings of Alzheimer's disease.
… Steven Benowitz … Teams of scientists will use support from the National Institutes of Health to conduct research into the genetic underpinnings of Alzheimer's disease, analyzing how … the causes, treatments and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its programs, …
Research Training
Three-year residency program in medical genetics that trains physicians to diagnose, manage and counsel patients with genetic disorders.
… physicians to diagnose, manage and counsel patients with genetic disorders. … The Medical Genetics Residency Program … genetics program; emphasizes clinical research, one of the few programs to do so; and grants access to the vast … experience in clinical and molecular genetics, metabolic diseases and cytogenetics. M.D. candidates must have …