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About Genomics
Resources for understanding the first truly complete sequence of the Y chromosome, the final human chromosome to be fully sequenced.
… The Y chromosome is one of two human sex chromosomes, the other being the X chromosome. When researchers completed the first human genome sequence 20 years ago, gaps were left in the sequences of …
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A collaborative large-scale genome sequencing effort to identify rare risk and protective variants contributing to multiple common disease phenotypes.
… Disease Genomics (CCDG) are a collaborative large-scale genome sequencing effort to comprehensively identify rare … NHLBI. We currently estimate that the CCDG program will sequence approximately 100K whole genomes and 125K whole … for Common Disease Genomics … Collaborative large-scale genome sequencing effort to identify rare risk and protective …
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NSIGHT explores the implications, challenges and opportunities with the use of genomic sequence information in the newborn period.
… Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). Funds are used to … Green Alan Beggs Brigham and Women's Hospital Genome Sequence-Based Screening for Childhood Risk and Newborn …
The Genomics Landscape
In the October 6, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., celebrates the 25th anniversary of the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC). a well-respected and highly used large-scale DNA sequencing center that exemplifies the evolution of the field of genomics and the ever-increasing abilities to produce prodigious amounts of genomic data.
… For those readers going to the annual American Society of Human Genetics’ annual meeting later this month, I would like … setting. … As the sun came up on 1997, the Human Genome Project (then in its seventh of 13 years) was adding megabases of genome sequence to public databases weekly, as large-scale DNA …
News Release
Extending noninvasive prenatal screening to all 24 human chromosomes can detect genetic disorders that explain miscarriage and abnormalities during pregnancy.
… … Extending noninvasive prenatal screening to all 24 human chromosomes can detect genetic disorders that may … Genomics and Therapy Section at NIH's National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). Dr. Bianchi is also the … Credit: Getty Images. The investigators analyzed DNA sequence data from nearly 90,000 samples of maternal plasma, …
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Researchers analyzing human, fly, and worm genomes have found these species have key genomic processes in common, reflecting their shared ancestry.
… Steven Benowitz … Researchers analyzing human, fly, and worm genomes have found that these species … the ENCODE Project, both supported by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National … modENCODE projects - including more than 67 billion gene sequence readouts - to discover gene expression patterns …
Research at NHGRI
The NIH Intramural Sequencing Center is a multi-disciplinary genomics facility that emphasizes the generation and analysis of DNA sequence.
… that emphasizes the generation and analysis of DNA sequence. In addition to providing investigators at the … and analytical procedures. NISC's role within the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), and more broadly across …
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NIH is awarding $18.9 million towards research that aims to accelerate the use of genome sequencing in clinical care for all individuals.
… towards research that aims to accelerate the use of genome sequencing in clinical care. The new awards will … Consortium , initiated in 2010 and funded by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and the National … and is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NIH is the primary federal agency conducting …
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Researchers have released a new high-quality collection of reference human genome sequences that captures substantially more diversity from different human populations than what was previously available.
… More complete and sophisticated collection of genome sequences captures significantly more human diversity. … The new pangenome reference is a … genomes from which to compare an individual genome sequence. Like a map of the subway system, the pangenome …
Educational Resources
The genome is the entire set of genetic instructions found in a cell.
… Genome … The genome is the entire set of genetic instructions found in a cell. … Genome, Genomics, DNA Sequence, Human Genome Project, Genes … The genome is the entire set of …