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Clinical Research
The CLINSEQ® Study seeks to learn about the role that your genes play in your health.
… a variety of conditions, including heart disease, breast cancer, and hearing loss. … Our goal is to enroll 1500 … volunteers for the study. Each member of the study has a clinical visit and tests to look at heart health. Study … the coming years at their own expense  Have a primary care physician or have access to a community health center  …
Secondary Genomics Finding Service
Clinical Research Staff and Protocol Coordinators
… that variants in 59 genes be returned to people undergoing clinical sequencing - this is frequently referred to as the … annotation and return of actionable secondary findings in clinical sequencing; contains the "ACMG 59 gene list"  … counseling for secondary findings look like? … Resources … Clinical Research Staff and Protocol Coordinators … Clinical …
Research at NHGRI
The NHGRI Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch identifies and study genes that contribute to cancer susceptibility and progression.
… The Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch seeks to identify and study genes that contribute to cancer susceptibility and progression. … The branch focuses … and somatic (body cell) mutations that contribute to cancer susceptibility syndromes and to the development of …
Graduate Medical Education
An opportunity for a 4-to-8-week elective in the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD.
… Alcohol Use Disorders Biomedical Informatics Cardiology Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics for Senior Medical Students Critical Care Medicine Endocrinology and Metabolism Health Services … Students (i.e., MD/PhD, DO/PhD) Biomedical Informatics Cancer Immunotherapy Genomic Medicine Health Services …
News Release
NIH-funded researchers completed the PanCancer Atlas from over 10,000 tumors representing 33 types of cancer.
… as the PanCancer Atlas, on a data set of molecular and clinical information from over 10,000 tumors representing 33 types of cancer. … More than 10,000 Tumors Analyzed "This project is … and why tumors arise in humans, enabling better informed clinical trials and future treatments." The Pan-Cancer Atlas, …
Educational Resources
Prostate cancer is a disease characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in the prostate gland, which is part of the male reproductive system.
… Prostate Cancer … Prostate cancer is a disease characterized by uncontrolled cell growth … gland, which is part of the male reproductive system. … Cancer, Cell, Mitosis, Mutation … Prostate cancer is a …
Talking Glossary
Un gen de susceptibilidad al cáncer es un gen que, cuando cambia (o muta) confiere a la persona un mayor riesgo de desarrollar cáncer.
… a la persona un mayor riesgo de desarrollar cáncer. … A cancer-susceptibility gene is a gene that, when changed (or … gives an individual an increased risk for developing cancer. Individuals who have inherited mutations in certain cancer-susceptibility genes have a lifetime risk of cancer …
Research at NHGRI
NHGRI researchers work with patients and families to understand of how genes influence disease and develop more effective diagnostics and treatments.
… available at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), clinical researchers at the National Human Genome Research … ways to diagnose, treat and prevent illness. … NHGRI clinical research and field work also spans a wide spectrum … the impact of predictive testing for the inherited colon cancer genetic syndrome, hereditary non-polyposis colon …
The Genomics Landscape
In the June 2018 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the success of The Cancer Genome Atlas.
… the field of genomics.  …  After more than a decade, The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) program is drawing to an end. A … and why tumors arise in humans, enabling better informed clinical trials and future treatments. As the program draws … in Liver One Patient's Diagnostic Odyssey Ends at the NIH Clinical Center NCI-MATCH Precision Medicine Clinical Trial …
Talking Glossary
Genomic medicine is a medical discipline that involves using a person’s genomic information as part of their clinical care.
… using a person’s genomic information as part of their clinical care. … Genomic medicine is a medical discipline that … using a person’s genomic information as part of their clinical care. Other similar terms include individualized …