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For Patients and Families
The partnership engages communities on genomics, informs and shares perspectives, and impacts the focus of research.
… in Genomics brings together community liaisons and health advocates representing diverse populations to engage … The partnership brings together community liaisons and health advocates representing diverse populations to engage … communities, NHGRI and other National Institutes of Health (NIH) institutes, and national and international …
News Release
Researchers have now identified three health conditions for which people with SCT are at increased risk.
… sickle cell trait (SCT) and most never have related health complications. Researchers have now identified three health conditions for which people with SCT are at increased … Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health. "We need more research to clarify the health outcomes …
Educational Resources
Diploid is a cell or organism that has paired chromosomes, one from each parent.
… one from each parent. … Chromosomes, Genetics, Family Health History … Diploid is a term that refers to the …
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.
… researchers involved in those international efforts. My deep appreciation to those who hosted me, attended my talks, and spent time describing their research … end, NHGRI plans to establish a new intramural precision health research program. Dr. Les Biesecker, Chief of the …
The Genomics Landscape
In the July 2019 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green reflects on the milestones of the Newborn Sequencing in Genomic Medicine and Public Health (NSIGHT) Program as it reaches completion.
… identification, association, and function in human health and disease. If you are in the Boston area, we welcome … General Hospital on July 17 and Genomics in Medicine & Health Strategic Planning Workshop on September 26-27. To … and the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), the Newborn Sequencing …
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Dr. Douglas Stewart is an associate investigator in NHGRI's Center for Precision Health Research.
… RS, Duanif A, Strauss JF, Spielman RS (posthumously). Family-based analysis of candidate genes for polycystic ovary … an associate investigator in NHGRI's Center for Precision Health Research. … Douglas Stewart, familial … an associate investigator in NHGRI's Center for Precision Health Research. … Staff …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics is illuminating human and family origins at a level not previously possible.
… Genomics is illuminating human and family origins at a level not previously possible. … Did you … results of these tests may alter your perception of your family history and even of yourself. The DNA Discussion … shared that while they had always been told that their family had Native American ancestry, the DNA tests revealed …
Educational Resources
LOD stands for "logarithm of the odds." In genetics, the LOD score is a statistical estimate of whether two genes, or a gene and a disease gene, are likely to be located near each other on a chromosome.
… likely to be located near each other on a chromosome. … Family Health History, Genealogy, Genetic Disease … An LOD (short …
News Release
NIH is awarding $5.4 million in first-year funding to establish a new program that supports the integration of genomics into learning health systems. As genomic testing becomes increasingly common, more and more genomic data are available in clinical settings, and learning health systems present an opportunity to translate this evidence quickly and directly into improvements in medical care.
… integrated into patient care. … The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is awarding $5.4 million in first-year funding … that supports the integration of genomics into learning health systems. Present in many hospitals across the United States, learning health systems are a type of clinical practice that bridges …
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Scientists are exploring the genomic and clinical profiles of people with RUNX1 familial platelet disorder.
… but it just seemed like a curiosity that ran in her family. However, when one of Emily’s relatives underwent … with her aunt, who works at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Thanks to her aunt, Emily found the NIH … it,” said Emily. “I’m taking it day-by-day and not letting my diagnosis get in the way of enjoying life. None of us …