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Researchers have conducted the first study to look at the genomic underpinnings of obesity in continental Africans and African Americans.
… of Ghana Medical School, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Accra, Ghana -- Albert Amoah University of …
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.
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Sheethal Jose is a program director in NHGRI's Division of Genomics and Society.
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In a large-scale study of people from diverse ancestries, researchers narrowed down the number of genomic variants that are strongly associated with blood lipid levels and generated a polygenic risk score to predict elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, a major risk factor for heart disease.
… people in genomic research will yield benefits such as new therapeutics and prevention strategies that improve the …
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Using a recently developed DNA base-editing technique, researchers correct accelerating aging disorder.
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The zebrafish is a powerhouse tool that helps researchers better understand the genes that are implicated in disease.
… blood cells; endeavors that test the effects of different therapeutics; and ventures that result in even tinier fish …
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NIH-funded researchers completed the PanCancer Atlas from over 10,000 tumors representing 33 types of cancer.
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Dr. Dan Kastner is an NIH Distinguished Investigator in Metabolic, Cardiovascular and Inflammatory Disease Genomics Branch.
Clinical Research
The Undiagnosed Diseases Program provide answers to patients with mysterious conditions that have long eluded diagnosis.
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Six new grants will support researchers for new computational approaches to search millions of genomic variants for disease susceptibility.