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Clinical Research
NHGRI researchers work with patients and families to explore how genes cause or influence diseases, and develop more effective diagnostics and treatments.
… Clinical and Basic Investigations into Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome Albinism Clinical, Cellular, and Molecular … Albinism Alkaptonuria Study of Alkaptonuria Alstrom Syndrome Clinical and Molecular Investigations into … Disease and Congenital Hepatic Firbrosis Bardet-Biedl Syndrome Clinical and Molecular Investigations into …
Staff
Dr. Ours is an Assistant Research Physician at the Center for Precision Health Research, NHGRI.
… of segmental overgrowth disorders which focus on Proteus syndrome, tumor predisposition, and molecularly undiagnosed … of miransertib, a pan-AKT inhibitor, in the Proteus syndrome study ( NCT04316546 ). … Ferguson R, Scurr I, Ours … JJ, Pike K, & Spentzou G. Co-occurrence of Proteus syndrome and ventricular tachycardia cardiac arrest in a …
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… Exploring the Microbiome and Its Connection to Metabolic Syndrome …
Clinical Research
A study with the goal of finding the genetic cause of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) and several novel and undiagnosed causes of autoinflammatory disease.
… medical history is consistent with an autoinflammatory syndrome, or if there are other studies that may be more … Fever (FMF) TNF Receptor Associated Periodic Fever Syndrome (TRAPS) Deficiency of Adenosine Deaminase 2 (DADA2) … VEXAS (Vacuoles, E1 ligase, X-linked Autoinflammatory Syndrome) Haploinsufficiency of A20 (HA20) Sideroblastic …
Genetic Disorders
Poland anomaly is an underdevelopment or absence of the chest muscle on one side of the body and webbing of the fingers of the hand on the same side.
… side (ipsilateral hand). Sometimes referred to as "Poland syndrome," it is an uncommon condition present at birth … Additional Resources for Poland Anomaly Medscape: Poland Syndrome MedicineNet: Poland Syndrome Medline Plus: Poland Syndrome Genetics Home …
Research at NHGRI
NHGRI researchers work with patients and families to understand of how genes influence disease and develop more effective diagnostics and treatments.
… to two different populations of Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome patients in Puerto Rico. NHGRI researchers are … for a variety of periodic fevers, for Gray Platelet Syndrome and four types of Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome, for Proteus syndrome, Arterial Calcification due to …
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… Related Intellectual Disability (Beaulieu Boycott Innes Syndrome) in Two Siblings from India. Eur J Med Genet . 2020; … F, Petlichkovski A. Detection of a Rear Mutation in a Noonan Syndrome Suspected Patient: a Case Report. MEBM. 2020; … (20) cardiac genetic d isorders (William syndrome, Noonan syndrome etc.); Routinely involved in hypertension and …
Staff
Dr. Merideth is a staff clinician in the Office of the Clinical Director and program director for both the NHGRI Medical Biochemical Genetics Fellowship and
NHGRI Clinical Biochemical Genetics Fellowship.
… first Natural History Study in Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS), developing outcome parameters which were … expanding the gynecologic phenotype in Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome, Methylmalonic Acidemia/Cobalamin … disorders/Propionic Acidemia, Chediak-Higashi syndrome and Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome. Dr. Merideth …
Staff
Dr. Ferreira was a staff clinician in the Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch and the head of the Skeletal Genomics Unit.
… elucidated the molecular defect underlying Saul-Wilson syndrome, a rare skeletal dysplasia, and the genetic basis of Catel-Manzke-like syndrome, another rare constitutional disorder of bone … projects focus on three major areas: 1) Saul-Wilson syndrome; 2) disorders of FGF23 metabolism; and 3) disorders …
Genetic Disorders
Progeria is an extremely rare genetic disease of childhood characterized by dramatic, premature aging.
… severe form of the disease is Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome, recognizing the efforts of Dr. Jonathan Hutchinson, … process. … A genetic test for Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome, also called HGPS, is currently available. In the … process. This genetic test for Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome also serves to reassure parents of affected children …