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A new study highlights how genomic mutations that cause mitochondrial disease may also compromise affected people's immune response.
… docs to be researchers, too... The NIH MINI Study: Metabolism, Infection and Immunity in Inborn Errors of Metabolism … Mutations Reduce Protective Immunity … Related …
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Researchers have discovered that FGF21 is elevated in mice with liver disease that mimics the same condition in patients with methylmalonic acidemia.
… similarities in how MMA and these disorders affect energy metabolism and, more specifically, the function of …
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The Physician-Scientist Development Program helps physicians develop research programs dedicated to the disorders they specialize in.
… glutaric aciduria type I) known as "inborn errors of metabolism" (IEM). Patients with IEM have an inherited … of a required protein (or proteins) needed to keep their metabolism churning properly. This absence can lead to a …
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Dr. Ayo Doumatey is a Research Fellow and Laboratory Manager at NHGRI's Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health.
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Dr. Rossignol is a staff clinician in the Undiagnosed Diseases Program under Dr. William Gahl.
… 2021, Dr. Rossignol has been teaching the Inborn Errors of Metabolism course offered by the Foundation for Advanced … Vaz FM, Ferreira CR. Inherited disorders of complex lipid metabolism: A clinical review . J Inherit Metab Dis . 2021 …
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Antwi-Boasiako Oteng is a Research Fellow at the Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health.
… University, Netherlands, and a PhD in Molecular Nutrition, Metabolism and Genomics in 2019 from Wageningen University. … Kersten investigated the regulation of cellular lipid metabolism with a focus on trans fatty acids, as well as the …
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20 papers published online in 2014 highlight research on DNA biorepositories and electronic medical records to better understand the genomics of disease.
… Dr. Hakonarson said.   Genes that play a role in fat metabolism. Dr. Hakonarson also led a study that examined LOF variants in a gene, PCSK9 , which plays a role in fat metabolism. Those with LOF variants in this gene may have low …
For Patients and Families
A child has an "undiagnosed condition" when a physician is unable to find a diagnosis for certain characteristics or symptoms.
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Dr. Neil Hanchard is a clinical investigator within the Center for Precision Health Research (CPHR) and head of the Childhood Complex Disease Genomics Section within the CPHR.
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Charles Rotimi, Ph.D., was awarded the Academy Medal for Distinguished Contributions in Biomedical Science by the New York Academy of Medicine. This honor, established in 1929, recognizes investigators with sustained and impactful accomplishments in biomedical research and an interest in translating these findings to advance human health.