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Genomicists and clinicians are beginning to offer patients genetic testing for a list of treatable diseases apart from the one that brought them into the clinic.
… and clinicians are beginning to offer patients genomic testing for a list of treatable diseases apart from the … a 95% chance of thyroid cancer and tumors in the thyroid area. While the tumors are not always cancerous, they can … His sister and her children decided to go through genomic testing and discovered that they also shared the same RET …
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The Current Topics in Genome Analysis lecture series offers a mixture of local and outside speakers covering the major areas of genomics.
… ethical, legal, and social issues related to genetic testing and the recording of genetic information. …
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NIH researchers have sequenced the whole genome of a dog native to Sardinia, Italy, and discovered in it clues about the migration of humans to the area.
… in it clues about the migration of humans to the area. (A genome is an organism's complete DNA sequence.) The … in it clues about the migration of humans to the area. ​ … Sardinian dog sequencing, human migration, Fonni's … in it clues about the migration of humans to the area. … News Release …
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NHGRI hosts a virtual Q&A with science journalist Angela Saini, author of “Superior: The Return of Race Science” on Thursday, July 23, 2020.
… Angela Saini: Race, gender and genetics … NHGRI hosts a virtual Q&A with science journalist Angela Saini, author of … Race Science” on Thursday, July 23, 2020. … NHGRI hosts a virtual Q&A with science journalist Angela Saini, author of …
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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.
… Institutes of Health has surmounted a major obstacle to testing potential drug therapies for a rare, genetic … also be useful for patients with Parkinson's disease." … Testing Potential Drug Therapies … Related Content … NIH … … A team from the NIH has surmounted a major obstacle to testing potential drug therapies for a rare, genetic …
Educational Resources
Pharmacogenomics is a branch of pharmacology concerned with using DNA and amino acid sequence data to inform drug development and testing.
… amino acid sequence data to inform drug development and testing. … Amino Acids, Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA), Genetic … amino acid sequence data to inform drug development and testing. … Educational Resources …
Media Advisory
On January 25, 2023, the National Human Genome Research Institute will host a virtual roundtable to discuss social and behavioral genetics and genomics, including their benefits, limitations and potential for misuse.
… (NHGRI) of the National Institutes of Health will host a virtual roundtable to discuss social and behavioral genetics … the National Human Genome Research Institute will host a virtual roundtable to discuss social and behavioral genetics … the National Human Genome Research Institute will host a virtual roundtable to discuss social and behavioral genetics …
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A complex disease is caused by the interaction of multiple genes and environmental factors.
… factors. … Genes, Cancer, Heart Disease, Gene-environment Interactions … A complex disease (or condition), … with significant influences of the physical and social environment. For this reason, complex diseases are also …
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Susceptibility is a condition of the body that increases the likelihood that the individual will develop a particular disease.
… individual will develop a particular disease. … Gene, Gene Environment Interaction, Inherited, Risk … Susceptibility, as …
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Risk, in the context of genetics, refers to the probability that an individual will be affected by a particular genetic disorder.
… be affected by a particular genetic disorder. … Gene, Gene Environment Interaction, Inherited, Susceptibility … Risk, as …