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A histone is a protein that provides structural support to a chromosome.
… chromosome. … Histones, DNA, Chromatin, Double Helix, Gene Expression … A histone is a protein that provides structural … shape. Histones also play a role in the regulation of gene expression. … Educational Resources …
Clinical Research
The INSIGHTS study is exploring sickle cell disease in adults.
… Health Information About Sickle Cell Disease Sickle Cell Trait National Human Genome Research Institute - Learning … Disorder, Clinical Trial, Research Study, Sickle Cell Trait … The INSIGHTS study is exploring sickle cell disease …
Educational Resources
Nucleic acids are large biomolecules that play essential roles in all cells and viruses.
… Nucleotide, Genetic Code, DNA, Deoxyribonucleic Acid, Gene Expression … Nucleic acids are large biomolecules that play … A major function of nucleic acids involves the storage and expression of genomic information. Deoxyribonucleic acid, or …
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the newly developed polygenic risk scores webpage, which provides graphical and textual information about polygenic risk scores, describes polygenic traits, introduces how polygenic risk scores can be calculated, and explains how such scores can be interpreted.
Educational Resources
Genomics refers to the study of the entire genome of an organism whereas genetics refers to the study of a particular gene.
… to the study of a particular gene. … Genomics, Genes, Gene Expression, Human Genome Project … Genomics is a field of …
News Release
NIH researchers have successfully identified differences in gene activity in the brains of people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The study, led by scientists at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), found that individuals diagnosed with ADHD had differences in genes that code for known chemicals that brain cells use to communicate.
… specific genes are turned on or off, also known as gene expression . They studied two connected brain regions … closer to understanding how genomic differences alter gene expression in the brain and contribute to ADHD symptoms. With … types of genomic studies are pointing towards the expression of the same genes,” said Gustavo Sudre, Ph.D., …
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Dr. Paul Liu is a senior investigator in NHGRI's Translational and Functional Genomics Branch.
… respectively) that form a dimer for DNA binding and gene expression regulation, are frequent targets of such … of Ro5-3335 as an inhibitor of CBF leukemia through quantitative high-throughput screen against RUNX1-CBFß … stem cells generated by non-integrating plasmid expression. Cell Stem Cell, 10:337-44. 2012. [ PubMed ] Zhao …
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the newly developed polygenic risk scores webpage, which provides graphical and textual information about polygenic risk scores, describes polygenic traits, introduces how polygenic risk scores can be calculated, and explains how such scores can be interpreted.
News Release
NIH and Inova Health are launching The Genomic Ascertainment Cohort, a pilot project that will examine gene and gene variant influence on phenotypes.
Educational Resources
An exon is the portion of a gene that codes for amino acids.
… that codes for amino acids. … Intron, DNA Sequence, DNA Expression, RNA, Genes, Genetic Code … An exon is a region of …