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NHGRI, NICHD, NIMH, and ORIP program staff held a pre-application webinar with an interactive Q&A session for the Non-Human Primate Developmental Genotype-Tissue Expression (NHP dGTEx) Project.
… - Non-Human Primate Developmental Genotype-Tissue Expression (NHP dGTEx) Project (U24 Clinical Trials Not … for the Non-Human Primate Developmental Genotype-Tissue Expression Project funding opportunities and answer questions … … Webinar: Non-Human Primate Developmental Genotype-Tissue Expression (NHP dGTEx) RFA-HG-21-026 … NHGRI, NICHD, NIMH, …
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Future Webinar Series
… of genetics and genomics is to decompose the sources of trait variation into constituent causal factors. The hope is … predict or target those traits. Although the foundation of quantitative genetics was laid over a century ago, there … of one-hour live webinars dedicated to a specific topic in quantitative, statistical, or population genetics. Each …
Educational Resources
In genomic imprinting the ability of a gene to be expressed depends upon the sex of the parent who passed on the gene.
… Sequence, Genes, Family Health History, Genealogy, Gene Expression … Genomic imprinting is the process by which only … does not affect the DNA sequence itself. Instead, gene expression is silenced by the epigenetic addition of chemical …
For Teachers
Tools and resources for teaching the concepts of transcription and translation, two key steps in gene expression
… of transcription and translation, two key steps in gene expression . … Transcription is the process of making an RNA … by including more complex problems and aspects of gene expression, such as the excision of introns." See: Decoding … of transcription and translation, two key steps in gene expression. ​ … Teaching Transcription, Teaching Translation, …
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The N​on-Coding Variants Program explores which variants in a region associated with a disease or trait cause the higher risk for the disease or trait
… of thousands of people with and without a disease or trait are compared to find the chromosomal regions that affect the disease risk or trait. In these regions, usually many variants are statistically associated with the disease or trait, but we do not know which one or few of the variants …
News Release
The largest genomic study on type 2 diabetes in Africans to date has recently been published in Nature Communications and reports the most recent findings of the ongoing Africa America Diabetes Mellitus (AADM) study that has been led by Dr. Charles Rotimi for over two decades.
… of Maryland School of Medicine, identified a novel locus for type 2 diabetes, ZRANB3 . The lead variant at this locus is rare in other world populations, highlighting a … populations. By conducting functional studies of this locus in zebrafish and mice, researchers discovered that …
Educational Resources
Sex linked is a trait in which a gene is located on a sex chromosome.
… Sex Linked … Sex linked is a trait in which a gene is located on a sex chromosome. … Cell, … or no symptoms of a sex-linked disorder. … Sex linked is a trait in which a gene is located on a sex chromosome. … …
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NIH researchers and collaborators have found that that sickle cell trait is prevalent among diverse human populations.
… Study finds that sickle cell trait is prevalent among diverse human populations. … … for sickle cell disease, known as having sickle cell trait , increases the risk of blood clots, a risk that is the … estimated clinical risks for people with sickle cell trait, which can inform clinical practice guidelines. …
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NHGRI researchers seek help from people with Sickle Cell Disease to find the factors - environmental, social and genetic - that impact the severity of symptoms.
… gene from a parent, the person is said to have sickle cell trait (SCT). People with SCT usually do not have any of the … cell disease and about 1 in 13 are born with sickle cell trait. Although the risk is greater among African Americans, … many people are affected by both SCD and sickle cell trait, including those from Latin America, Mediterranean …
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A syndrome is a collection of recognizable traits or abnormalities that tend to occur together and are associated with a specific disease.