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Genetic Disorders
Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a rapidly progressive form of muscular dystrophy caused by a mutation in the DMD gene.
… form of muscular dystrophy caused by a mutation in the DMD gene. … DMD is a rapidly progressive form of muscular … in boys. It is caused by an alteration (mutation) in a gene, called the DMD gene that can be inherited in families in an X-linked …
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BRCA1 and BRCA2 are the first two genes found to be associated with inherited forms of breast cancer.
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A marker is a DNA sequence with a known physical location on a chromosome. Markers can help link an inherited disease with the responsible genes.
… with the responsible genes. … Marker, DNA Sequence, Gene, Inheritance … A marker (largely synonymous with the …
For Teachers
Tools and resources for teaching the concepts of transcription and translation, two key steps in gene expression
… of transcription and translation, two key steps in gene expression . … Transcription is the process of making an RNA copy of a gene sequence. This copy, called a messenger RNA (mRNA) … the relationship between the sequence of base pairs in a gene and the corresponding amino acid sequence that it …
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A genetic map is a type of chromosome map that shows the relative locations of genes and other important features.
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The centers define the state-of-the-art study designs and methods to find variants and genes underlying Mendelian disorders.
… previous methods such as linkage mapping and candidate gene approaches. The CMGs aim to make major contributions to … ​ … Genetic Disorders, Genome Sequencing, Dna Sequencing, Gene Variants, Genomic Variant, Mendelian Disorders … The …
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A the largest genomics study of clear cell endometrial cancer (CCEC) tumors has identified mutations in the TAF1 gene.
… their collaborators have identified mutations in the TAF1 gene. They've also demonstrated that the mutation profiles of … CCEC patients. They also uncovered mutations in the TAF1 gene, a gene that had not been previously implicated in CCEC. TAF1 …
Research at NHGRI
NHGRI researchers work with patients and families to understand of how genes influence disease and develop more effective diagnostics and treatments.
… researchers have played key roles in a number of important gene discoveries, including the identification of genes … mouse with hereditary inclusion body myopathy, developing gene therapy approaches for X-linked severe combined … Genetic Condition, Rare Disease, Undiagnosed Disease, Gene Mutation, Gene Variation, DNA Sequencing, Clinical …
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A first degree relative is a family member who shares about 50 percent of their genes with a particular individual in a family.
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Learn what happens when two genetic neighborhoods merge in brain tumor cells after a gene controlled by a gene-control switch turned on a cancer-growth gene.
… loop. These neighborhoods bring distant genes and specific gene control switches into close proximity. Genetic … merge in brain tumor cells. Researchers found that one gene came under the control of a gene control switch from a different genetic neighborhood, …