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Policy Issues
Genetic information is used by law enforcement to investigate criminal acts and exonerate those who have been convicted of crimes they did not commit.
… by law enforcement to investigate criminal acts. The legal system also uses genetic information to exonerate those who … with respect to privacy. … The Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) is the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) … on investigative genetic genealogy. … Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) … Investigative Genetic Genealogy (IGG) … …
Policies and Guidance
NHGRI does not collect personally identifiable information about you on genome.gov unless you volunteer to provide it.
… assigned to a computer when surfing the Web); Operating system and information about the browser used when visiting … If we store your personal information in a record system designed to retrieve information about you by personal …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics is altering a genome with unparalleled efficiency and precision.
… CRISPR recognized that they could borrow tools from the immune system of bacteria and develop "bacterial scissors" for … Then, it makes copies of itself to infect the person's immune system, making them vulnerable to other infections. …
Research at NHGRI
An international investigation into the genetics of severe acute malnutrition in children.
… will be entered into an electronic data management system (PocketLIMS) optimized for data collection in both …
Clinical Research
Post COVID-19 Vaccine Registry for people with mitochondrial disease who have already received the COVID-19 vaccine.
News Release
NIH released a Request for Information seeking comments on the data submission and access process for dbGaP.
… of Health (NIH) Genomic Data Sharing Policy establishes a system to promote data sharing, while also protecting … tools, and data management models be developed to make the system as user-friendly and efficient as possible, as well as …
Event
On March 5-6, 2019, the Genomic Medicine Working Group hosted the Genomics in Health and Wellness Meeting in Bethesda, Maryland.
… employee health programs Jeff Thompson (Gundersen Health System) 11:40 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Discussion Moderator: Laura … genetic testing Jane Gilbert (Teachers' Retirement System of Kentucky) Gary Harbin (Teachers' Retirement System of Kentucky) 12:55 - 1:15 p.m. Discussion Moderator: …
News Release
Stomach cancers fall into four distinct molecular subtypes researchers with The Cancer Genome Atlas Network have found.
… or gastric adenocarcinomas. … A More Useful Classification System Instead of considering gastric cancer as a single … genes for two proteins, PD-L1 and PD-L2, which suppress immune responses; their increased expression may help tumors escape destruction by the immune system. The investigators suggested that these …
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.
… while also advancing our understanding of the human immune system. However, a large subset of patients have clinical …
News Release
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health and their colleagues have identified genomic variants that cause a rare and severe inflammatory skin disorder, known as disabling pansclerotic morphea, and have found a potential treatment.
… previously thought that this disorder was caused by the immune system attacking the skin,” said Sarah Blackstone, a … this is an oversimplification, and that both skin and the immune system play an active role in disabling pansclerotic …