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Sickle cell disease is a hereditary disease seen most often among people of African ancestry.
… recessive trait. The mutation causes the red blood cells to take on an unusual sickle shape. Individuals …
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Lisa Garrett is an associate investigator and director of the NHGRI Transgenic Mouse Core.
… is a staff scientist and director of the NHGRI Transgenic Mouse Core at the NIH. In 1984, she received her M.S. at … In 1994, Ms. Garrett began as a supervisor in the NHGRI Embryonic Stem Cell and Transgenic Mouse Core and became director in … The NHGRI Embryonic Stem Cell and Transgenic Mouse Core provides a shared service to NHGRI investigators. …
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NHGRI researchers have released new educational materials to help the sickle cell disease community learn about gene therapies for the disease.
… the disease comes from the “sickle” shape of the red blood cells that form in patients with the disorder. Red blood cells contain the protein hemoglobin, which carries oxygen in …
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NIH researchers and collaborators have found that that sickle cell trait is prevalent among diverse human populations.
… cell disease, a genetic condition that causes red blood cells to become rigid and sticky, which blocks blood flow. …
Educational Resources
Apoptosis is the process of programmed cell death.
… It is used during early development to eliminate unwanted cells; for example, those between the fingers of a developing … hand. In adults, apoptosis is used to rid the body of cells that have been damaged beyond repair. Apoptosis also …
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A transcriptome is a collection of all the gene readouts present in a cell.
… contains the instructions needed to build and maintain cells. These instructions are spelled out in the form of … when and where each gene is turned on or off in the cells and tissues of an organism. Depending on the technique … nearly every cell contains the same genes, but different cells show different patterns of gene expression. These …
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The Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) aims to identify all functional elements in the human and mouse genomes.
… Mapping of Long-Range Chromatin Interactions in Human and Mouse Genomes UM1 HG009409 Michael Snyder Stanford University … University of California, Irvine High Precision Human and Mouse Transcriptomes UM1 HG009443 Functional Characterization … 3) which conducted whole-genome analyses on the human and mouse genomes. A parallel effort was devoted to whole-genome …
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The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) hosted the Knockout Mouse Phenotyping Program (KOMP2) and International Mouse Phenotyping Consortium (IMPC)'s annual meeting at the Rockville Hilton in Rockville, Maryland, on November 19, 2019.
… Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) hosted the Knockout Mouse Phenotyping Program (KOMP2) and International Mouse Phenotyping Consortium (IMPC)'s annual meeting at the … Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) hosted the Knockout Mouse Phenotyping Program (KOMP2) and International Mouse …
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The nucleolus is a region found within the cell nucleus that is concerned with producing and assembling the cell's ribosomes.