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Final outcomes from the most comprehensive analysis to-date of humans and their microbiomes definitively link microbes and microbial activities with health problems.
… three model microbiome-associated conditions: preterm birth, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and prediabetes. The … interactions between the microbiome and the host.” Preterm birth and missing bacteria in the vaginal microbiome Preterm birth, a condition where women give birth before 37 weeks of …
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It’s teatime and doctors, researchers and patients are at the table. They celebrate a decade of work and launch the first in-human gene therapy trial for children with a rare and devastating disease, GM1 gangliosidosis.
… "This day is right up there with my wedding day and the birth of my kids," Tifft said. Waking up to a second chance … Children could have their genes tested in the womb or at birth. With one dose of the gene therapy, they could avoid a …
Genetic Disorders
Osteogenesis imperfecta is a genetic disorder that causes a person's bones to break easily, often from little or no apparent trauma.
… to a severe type that causes death before or shortly after birth. In addition to having fractures, people with OI also … 1 in 20,000 individuals, including people diagnosed after birth. OI occurs with equal frequency among males and females … bones that appear bent or crumpled and fractured before birth. Their chest is narrow and they have fractured and …
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Three research teams funded by NIH gather data at the most basic molecular levels about the biological processes that make up the human microbiome.
… human conditions - are pregnancy and preterm birth, onset of inflammatory bowel disease and onset of type … $24.2 million to date, include: Pregnancy and Preterm Birth. The "Multi-omic Microbiome study: Pregnancy … and host responses during pregnancy, including preterm birth, labor and delivery, as well as acquisition of …
Genetic Disorders
Sickle cell disease is a group of inherited red blood cells disorders.
Genetic Disorders
Huntington's disease is an inherited neurological illness causing involuntary movements, severe emotional disturbance and cognitive decline.
… of progression of HD or correct or replace other metabolic defects contributing to the development and progression of …
Genetic Disorders
Retinitis pigmentosa is a group of inherited eye diseases that affect the retina (the light-sensitive part of the eye).
Genetic Disorders
Poland anomaly is an underdevelopment or absence of the chest muscle on one side of the body and webbing of the fingers of the hand on the same side.
… "Poland syndrome," it is an uncommon condition present at birth (congenital). For people born with PA, the breastbone … the body. … Poland anomaly can be detected as early as birth and as late as adolescence, depending on how severe it …
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Dr. Eric Green honors NIAMS Director, Stephen Katz, M.D., Ph.D.
… the Genetic Basis of Childhood Cancers and of Structural Birth Defects NIH & NHGRI News NHGRI Job Opening: Chief, …
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Diana Bianchi is an adjunct investigator in the Medical Genetics Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… improve brain function, learning and memory after birth. Noninvasive Prenatal Genomic Testing Since its … have demonstrated significant oxidative stress, cell cycle defects and neuroinflammation that manifests in utero. Our … Down Syndrome: Growth Restriction, Early Mortality, Heart Defects, and Delayed Development . PLoS One . Dec 8;11(12). …