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Wilson disease is a rare genetic condition that causes a person's body to store too much of the mineral copper, leading to organ damage that may cause death.
… copper enters the bloodstream, it is filtered out by the kidneys and excreted in urine. Both drugs carry the … to the medication, such as fever, rash and effects on the kidneys and bone marrow. The risks associated with trientine …
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SJS/TEN is a severe drug reactions that affect the skin, and one of the most severe of adverse reactions affecting any system in the body
… organs - everything from the skin, to the eye, to the kidneys. To truly understand the disease, the research effort …
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CMG investigators have made significant inroads in discovering genes underlying Mendelian conditions and have uncovered 470 new, previously unknown conditions.
… in a rare Mendelian form of hypertension in which the kidneys cannot regulate salt reabsorption and balance in the …
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Dr. Michael Smith is a program director in the Division of Genome Sciences at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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NIH researchers identified gene variants that cause a rare syndrome of sporadic fevers, skin rashes and recurring strokes, beginning early in childhood.
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Researchers recommend more rigorous clinical study of dietary management practices for patients with IEMs, which may result in reformulating some medical foods.
… (when the body produces too much acid, or when the kidneys are not removing enough acid from the body), feeding …
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Dr. Ayo Doumatey is a Research Fellow and Laboratory Manager at NHGRI's Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health.
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On November 8-9, 2023, NHGRI sponsored its 15th Genomic Medicine meeting, Genomic Medicine XV: Genomics and Population Screening, in Bethesda MD. The following questions were answered during the meeting.
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Dr. Adebowale Adeyemo is an associate investigator and deputy director of NHGRI's Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health.
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Type 2 diabetes is a disease that affects ten percent of the world's population, but the genetics underlying the disease remain poorly understood.