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Policy Issues
Scientific institutions are developing recommendations to support the responsible use of human gene-editing research.
… from some types of advanced cancers, namely myeloma, melanoma and sarcoma. It would be one of the first studies in …
News Release
NHGRI hosted two Pathway to Independance awardees and supported 18 additional investigators at institutions nationwide.
… pathways that may be misregulated in melanocyte cancer, or melanoma," said Dr. Harris. Melanocytes are cells that …
News Release
Doctors and researchers reunite with patient who received gene therapy for GM1 gangliosidosis.
… approved treatment option for several disorders, such as melanoma and spinal muscular atrophy. Before a new gene …
Staff
Abdel Elkahloun is an associate investigator in NHGRI's Office of Scientific Core Facilities.
… NK, Samuels Y. Recurrent inactivating RASA2 mutations in melanoma. Nat Genet , 47(12): 1408-10. 2015. [ PubMed ] Li Z, …
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… 20,000 Lung Cancer 20,000 Rheumatoid Arthritis 30,000 Melanoma 13,000 Lupus 15,000 GWAS samples in 18 diseases: …
The Genomics Landscape
In the October 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green, reflects on the twelve years of groundbreaking research by the Clinical Sequencing Evidence-generating Research (CSER) consortium.
… organ formation during development that is associated with melanoma and Waardenburg syndrome type 4. His team also …
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Dr. Raman Sood is an associate investigator in the Translational and Functional Genomics Branch and director of the Zebrafish Core at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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… KR, Eckhaus M, Meltzer PS, Pavan WJ, Trent JM, and Chen S. Melanoma mouse model implicates metabotropic glutamate …
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… reveal a molecular profile associated with poor melanoma prognosis Document 38 Genetic structure of the …
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Dr. Mullikin was the former director of the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC).
… sequencing identifies GRIN2A as frequently mutated in melanoma. Nat Genet , 43(5)442-6. 2011. [ PubMed ] … identifies a recurrent functional synonymous mutation in melanoma. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A , 110(33):13481-6. 2013. [ …
About NHGRI
A timeline of notable events in the history of the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… a genetic "signature" that may help explain how malignant melanoma - a deadly form of skin cancer - can spread to other … have identified a gene that suppresses tumor growth in melanoma , the deadliest form of skin cancer. The finding is …