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Investigators with The Cancer Genome Atlas have discovered genomic differences in head and neck cancers caused by infection with the human papillomavirus.
… Steven Benowitz … Investigators with The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Research Network have discovered genomic … - in head and neck cancers caused by infection with the human papillomavirus (HPV). HPV is the most common sexually … transmitted virus in the United States, and the number of HPV-related head and neck cancers has been growing. Almost …
News Release
In an article published in the American Journal of Human Genetics, researchers have found that words scientists use to describe populations have changed from 1949 to 2018.
… Prabarna Ganguly, Ph.D. … Survey reveals that use of the term “race” has declined, while “ancestry” and … have found that the words that scientists use to describe human populations — such as race, ancestry, and ethnicity — … on its own but is used more when paired with “ethnicity.” In addition, the use of “ancestry” and “ethnicity” also has …
Genetic Disorders
Noonan syndrome involves unusual facial characteristics, short stature, heart defects, bleeding problems, developmental delays and malformations of the ribs.
… at birth, bleeding problems, developmental delays, and malformations of the bones of the rib cage. … Noonan syndrome is a disorder … of the rib cage. Noonan syndrome is caused by changes in one of several autosomal dominant genes. A person who has …
Statement
NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D, Ph.D., provides remarks for the May 10, 2023 media briefing about the new high-quality collection of reference human genome sequences that captures substantially more diversity from different human populations than what was previously available.
… … Thank you, Lisa. Hello, I’m Eric Green, Director of the National Human Genome Research Institute, one of the Institutes and … Institutes of Health. Today, we announce a major advance in generating a high-quality human pangenome reference . This …
News Release
NIH-funded researchers completed the PanCancer Atlas from over 10,000 tumors representing 33 types of cancer.
… Ph.D. … Researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health have completed a detailed genomic analysis, known as the PanCancer Atlas, on a data set of molecular and clinical information … collaboration initiated and supported by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and the National …
Educational Resources
The founder effect is the reduction in genetic variation that results when a small subset of a large population is used to establish a new colony.
… Founder Effect … The founder effect is the reduction in genetic variation that results when a small subset of a large population is used to establish a new colony. … Genetic Variation, Population Genetics, Human Migration, Genes … A founder effect, as related to …
Event
On October 10, 2024, NHGRI hosted a pre-application webinar for the Population Genomic Screening in Primary Care NOFOs. The purpose of these NOFOs is to implement and evaluate a pilot program of population genomic screening for common, actionable genomic conditions in a primary care setting.
… Welcome Overview of the Population Genomic Screening Discussion … See the … webinar for the Population Genomic Screening in Primary Care NOFOs: RFA-HG-24-021 , RFA-HG-24-022 , and RFA-HG-24-023 . The purpose of these NOFOs is to implement and evaluate a pilot program …
Talking Glossary
La hibridación in situ es una técnica de laboratorio empleada para localizar una secuencia de ADN o ARN en una muestra biológica.
… Hibridación in situ … La hibridación in situ es una técnica de … is a laboratory technique used to localize a sequence of DNA or RNA in a biological sample. In this technique, a biological sample consisting of tissue sections, cells or chromosomes from an individual …
News Release
Stomach cancers fall into four distinct molecular subtypes researchers with The Cancer Genome Atlas Network have found.
… molecular subtypes researchers with The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Network have found. In the study, published … … A More Useful Classification System Instead of considering gastric cancer as a single disease, as has … by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), both parts of the …
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An international team of researchers including NIH has completed the first comprehensive characterization of genomic diversity across sub-Saharan Africa.
… that includes researchers from the National Institutes of Health has completed the first comprehensive … Africa. The region is the most genetically diverse in the world, yet few studies have looked into genomic risk … that the migration from Africa in the early days of the human race was followed by a migration back into the …