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15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics is establishing more robust methods for DNA-based forensic analyses.
… the generated DNA profile will often include markers from mitochondrial DNA and the Y chromosome. Children only inherit mitochondrial DNA from their mother, and sons only inherit … Y chromosome from their father. One example of the use of mitochondrial DNA is the work of Dr. Mary-Claire King  with …
News Release
NHGRI has appointed Neil Hanchard, M.D., Ph.D., as a clinical investigator within the Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch (MGMGB) in the Division of Intramural Research. Dr. Hanchard will head the Childhood Complex Disease Genomics Section within the MGMGB.
Staff
Dr. Ivona Aksentijevich is an associate investigator in NHGRI Metabolic, Cardiovascular and Inflammatory Disease Genomics Branch.
News Release
ASHG members selected Leslie G. Biesecker, M.D., a clinical and molecular geneticist and investigator with NHGRI, as their new president-elect for 2019.
Research Training
Three-year residency program in medical genetics that trains physicians to diagnose, manage and counsel patients with genetic disorders.
News Release
Researchers recommend more rigorous clinical study of dietary management practices for patients with IEMs, which may result in reformulating some medical foods.
… to help manage patients with rare inborn errors of metabolism (IEMs), and can help prevent serious and … with large patient groups involving two inborn errors of metabolism. The two IEMs studied are rare genetic disorders … MMA, one of the most common disorders of organic acid metabolism, results from a deficiency of enzymes involved in …
Research Training
This program offers training in a combined program of maternal-fetal medicine and medical genetics.
Clinical Research
NHGRI researchers work with patients and families to explore how genes cause or influence diseases, and develop more effective diagnostics and treatments.
… immunity and clinical decline in individuals with mitochondrial disease. … Clinical studies give us a better … and Molecular Investigations into Ciliopathies Amino Acid Metabolism Clinical and Laboratory Study of Methylmalonic … of Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases Inborn Errors of Metabolism Clinical and Laboratory Study of Methylmalonic …
The Genomics Landscape
In the April 2024 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green details how the Office of Genomic Data Science (OGDS) is becoming the epicenter for genomic data science at the institute, with numerous collaborations, projects and activities.
… and its previous awardees. … Genomics Research Studying mitochondrial DNA sheds light on the importance of vitamins …
News Release
Scientists studying the genomes of nearly 5,000 people have pinpointed a genetic variant tied to an increased risk for stroke and cardiovascular disease.
… biochemical pathway called the folate one-carbon metabolism (FOCM) pathway. They knew that abnormally high … underlying high homocysteine levels - and methionine metabolism gone awry - are not well defined. Dr. Williams and … population for decades. They also measured methionine metabolism - the ability to convert methionine to …