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Research at NHGRI
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 … structure and function of gene products leading to human disease. … A major focus of the branch's research lies in understanding how disruptions in signaling …
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NHGRI will fund a set of genome sequencing and analysis centers whose research will focus on understanding the genomic bases of common and rare human diseases.
… part of NIH, today launched the Centers for Common Disease Genomics (CCDG), which will use genome sequencing to … represents an important step in the evolution of NHGRI's long-standing, flagship Genome Sequencing Program (GSP). In its earliest phase, the GSP represented NIH's major contribution to the Human Genome Project. As DNA …
Research Funding
The Multi-Omics for Health and Disease Consortium aims to advance the application of multi-omic technologies to study health and disease in ancestrally diverse populations.
… exposures, omics, and childhood NAFLD (LEON) Study Disease Study Site** Stephanie Christenson*, Neeta Thakur, … of California, San Francisco EXposomic Profiling in Airway disease to uNravel Determinants of disease in Asthma (EXPAND-Asthma) Center Disease Study Site** …
CRGGH is now part of the newly-created Metabolic, Cardiovascular, and Inflammatory Disease Genomics Branch.
… newly-created Metabolic, Cardiovascular, and Inflammatory Disease Genomics Branch (MCIDGB). … As described by NHGRI … Scientific Synergies … Related Content … CRGGH joins NHGRI's Metabolic, Cardiovascular, and Inflammatory Disease Genomics Branch … CRGGH is now part of the …
Clinical Research
A study with the goal of finding the genetic cause of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) and several novel and undiagnosed causes of autoinflammatory disease.
… several novel and undiagnosed causes of autoinflammatory disease. For more information, see Protocol 94-HG-0105 or … review medical records to determine if the participant’s medical history is consistent with an autoinflammatory … One Gene at a Time … Lab Team Brynja Matthiasardottir, M.S. Christina Kozycki, M.D., M.PH. Elaine Remmers, Ph.D. …
Research at NHGRI
The Metabolic, Cardiovascular and Inflammatory Disease Genomics Branch studies the genomic and social determinants of complex diseases.
… The Metabolic, Cardiovascular and Inflammatory Disease Genomics Branch (MCIDGB) studies the genomic and … geography (e.g., diabetes, hypertension, heart and kidney disease, scleroderma and podoconiosis). MCIDGB researchers … individual- and population-level approaches. The center's scientists develop genetic epidemiology models that explore …
News Release
NIH researchers demonstrated that gene therapy may be the best method for correcting the single faulty gene that causes Niemann-Pick disease, type C1.
… correcting the single faulty gene that causes Niemann-Pick disease, type C1 (NPC1). The gene therapy involved inserting … NPC1 symptoms. … The study, led by researchers at NIH's National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and the … intellectual and motor functions. It also shortens patient's lives, as people with Niemann-Pick disease typically die in …
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Researchers with support from NIH will conduct research into the genetic underpinnings of Alzheimer's disease.
… research into the genetic underpinnings of Alzheimer's disease, analyzing how genome sequences-the order of chemical letters in a cell's DNA-may contribute to increased risk or protect against the …
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NHGRI researchers have identified new genes associated with the Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) and some possible new therapies.
… identified new genes associated with the Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) and some possible new therapies. Findings on … M.D., clinical investigator and staff clinician in NHGRI's Medical Biochemical Genetics Residency Program . "Our work on ECD builds on the institute's goals to advance medical knowledge about rare diseases and …
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A team from the NIH has surmounted a major obstacle to testing potential drug therapies for a rare, genetic condition called Gaucher disease.
… therapies for a rare, genetic condition called Gaucher disease. Researchers from the National Human Genome Research … factor for developing the more common disorder Parkinson's disease. NHGRI also coordinated a large international study … said Ellen Sidransky, M.D., senior investigator in NHGRI's Medical Genetics Branch. "They may also be useful for …