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NHGRI researchers have identified new genes associated with the Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) and some possible new therapies.
… Jeannine Mjoseth … National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) researchers have … institute's goals to advance medical knowledge about rare diseases and to potentially provide insights into more common …
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Researchers with support from NIH will conduct research into the genetic underpinnings of Alzheimer's disease.
… the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), both part of NIH. … , first announced by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in May 2012 and updated annually. Developed … the causes, treatments and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its programs, …
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A team from the NIH has surmounted a major obstacle to testing potential drug therapies for a rare, genetic condition called Gaucher disease.
… called Gaucher disease. Researchers from the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and the National …
Media Advisory
The NIH-funded Integrative Human Microbiome Project presented at the International Human Microbiome Congress.
… the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded Integrative Human Microbiome Project (iHMP), which is coordinated by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), will present … the microbiome and brain function and neurological diseases; and the use of engineered microbes for …
Clinical Research
MINI Section invites caregivers of children with mitochondrial disease to participate in a survey about the use of immune therapies in children with mitochondrial disease.
Clinical Research
The NIH Undiagnosed Diseases Program provide answers to patients with mysterious conditions that have long eluded diagnosis.
… The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Undiagnosed Diseases Program (UDP) is part of the Undiagnosed Disease … Network (UDN). The UDP was organized by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), the NIH Office of … 2, 2011: NIH researchers identify genetic cause of new vascular disease NIH/NHGRI News Release Feb. 2, 2011: The …
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Scientists studying the genomes of nearly 5,000 people have pinpointed a genetic variant tied to an increased risk for stroke and cardiovascular disease.
… pathway that plays a major role in several common diseases. Together, their findings may provide new clues to … Genetics. The investigators were supported by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) Genomics and … at Boston University School of Medicine. The National Human Genome Research Institute is one of the 27 institutes …
About Genomics
In 2003, an accurate and complete human genome sequence was finished two years ahead of schedule and at a cost less than the original estimated budget.
… In 2003, an accurate and complete human genome sequence was finished and made available to … scientists and researchers two years ahead of the original Human Genome Project schedule and at a cost less than the … effort to sequence the 3 billion DNA letters in the human genome is considered by many to be one of the most …
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Six new grants will support researchers for new computational approaches to search millions of genomic variants for disease susceptibility.
… of funds. They are administered by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and the National … (GWAS) to find regions of the genome associated with diseases and traits. In GWAS, the genomes of thousands of … Nir Hacohen, Ph.D. To understand the DNA drivers of common human diseases (using immune diseases as test cases), the …
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Sickle cell disease resources for patients
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