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The National Museum of African American History and Culture presented an insightful conversation about advancements in genetic research and its implications for ​understanding race.
… ideas about race, grapple with ​the unfinished business of slavery, inspire meaningful conversation of reparations, … Institutes of Health and support from the National Human Genome Research Institute. … Virtual … Historically … Race, DNA, And Demography … The National Museum of African American History and Culture presents an insightful …
News Release
NHGRI researchers and their collaborators, have successfully used facial analysis software to diagnose Noonan syndrome in Africans, Asians and Latin Americans.
… Jeannine Mjoseth … Researchers with the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health, and their … their findings in the September 2017 issue of the American Journal of Medical Genetics . … While Noonan …
Research Training
This program offers training in a combined program of maternal-fetal medicine and medical genetics.
… The Metropolitan D.C. Medical Genetics Program also offers new subspecialty training in a combined program of maternal-fetal medicine and med genetics in collaboration … seen in prenatally diagnosed anomalies and the impact of genetic and metabolic disease on healthy and high risk …
Talking Glossary
Understand the terms and concepts used in genetic research
Fact Sheets
Genetics refers to the study of genes and their roles in inheritance. Genomics refers to the study of all of a person's genes (the genome).
… Genetics and genomics both play roles in health and disease. Genetics refers to the study of genes and the way that certain traits or conditions are … and diabetes. See: Leading Causes of Death [cdc.gov]). All human beings are 99.9 percent identical in their genetic …
Educational Resources
Newborn genetic screening is testing performed on newborn babies to detect a wide variety of disorders.
… performed on newborn babies to detect a wide variety of disorders. … Newborn Screening, Genetic Disorder, Family … Genetic Counselor, Healthcare … Newborn screening is a set of laboratory tests performed on newborn babies to detect a set of known genetic diseases. Typically, this testing is …
Policy Issues
In 2008, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act was passed into law, prohibiting discrimination by employers and health insurers.
… Many Americans wonder if participating in genetics research or undergoing genetic testing will lead to … to participate in the research needed for the development of new tests, therapies, and cures. This page provides an … Service, Department of Labor, and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). GINA amends HIPAA to clarify that …
News Release
Researchers and clinicians are sequencing human genomes faster than ever, so considering the societal implications of genomic data is even crucial.
… Lockhart, Ph.D., program director, all in NHGRI's Division of Genomics and Society; and Cristina Kapustij, M.S., Sonya Jooma, M.A., and … and widespread, and an area of active research. See the American Academy of Pediatrics take on this matter here: …
Research Funding
Building upon a foundation of quantitative genetics laid over a century ago, applying modern genomic approaches to resolve how genetic and non-genetic factors shape variation in human diseases and traits.
… A major goal of human genetics is to decompose the sources of trait variation into constituent causal factors. The hope …
Media Advisory
The NIH-funded Integrative Human Microbiome Project presented at the International Human Microbiome Congress.
… Advisory Representatives from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded Integrative Human Microbiome Project (iHMP), which is coordinated by the … Congress. … Representatives from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded Integrative Human Microbiome Project …