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​Pharmacogenomics combines the science of how drugs work, called pharmacology, with the science of the human genome, called genomics.​
… (Herceptin). This therapy works only for women whose tumors have a particular genetic profile that leads to … (Tarceva), work much better in lung cancer patients whose tumors have a certain genetic change. On the other hand, … very well in the 40 percent of colon cancer patients whose tumors have a particular genetic change. Pharmacogenomics may …
Fact Sheets
A knockout mouse is a laboratory mouse in which researchers have inactivated an existing gene by replacing it or disrupting it with an artificial piece of DNA.
… codes for a protein that normally suppresses the growth of tumors by arresting cell division. Humans born with mutations … with more than half of human cancers and often lead to tumors in a particular set of tissues. However, when the p53 gene is knocked out in mice, the animals develop tumors in a different array of tissues.Despite these …
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Abdel Elkahloun is an associate investigator in NHGRI's Office of Scientific Core Facilities.
… University of Michigan for the study of sarcomas and solid tumors and then joined the National Human Genome Research … of the Hippocampal Transcriptome Following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury After Controlled Cortical Impact in the Rat. J …
News Release
A genetic mutation that triggers bladder cancer in dogs is identical to a mutation that is implicated in multiple human cancers.
… BRAF -targeted therapy strategies," they added. Canine tumors carrying the mutation also offer a new environment for … high frequency of the mutation, examination of the dog tumors might enable us to determine why this particular …
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When Dr. Ellen Sidransky, 2019 winner of the Jay Van Andel Award, looks into a rare disease, she finds a window to take the lead in Parkinson's research.
… General Hospital. She was looking at diseases of the brain. "I'm doing an autopsy on a patient with Parkinson's … Would you like me to send you a sample from this brain?" Sidransky recalls her saying. Because Gaucher disease is very rare, having a brain sample of an inflicted person was a real opportunity. …
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Dr. Paul Meltzer is an adjunct investigator in NHGRI's Cancer Genetics and Comparative Genomics Branch.
… methylation reprogramming in testicular germ cell tumors . Genome Res, 26(11):1490-1504. 2016. Li J, Woods SL, …
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NIH researchers demonstrated that gene therapy may be the best method for correcting the single faulty gene that causes Niemann-Pick disease, type C1.
… rare and fatal disorder of the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord) that has no cure. The disease occurs … The accumulation of waste in the spleen, liver and brain causes progressive deterioration in the intellectual … cells and organs as possible, with a strong focus on the brain. To do this, they used a non-disease-causing virus …
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Dr. Alexander Arguello is a program director in the NHGRI Division of Genome Sciences.
… Expression  (dGTEx) initiatives as well as the trans-NIH BRAIN Initiative Cell Atlas Network (BICAN) team. Dr. … scientific areas including the genetics and genomics of brain disorders. Dr. Arguello received his Ph.D. from …
Genetic Disorders
Autism is characterized by impaired social interactions, problems with verbal and nonverbal communication and repetitive behaviors.
… features), small head size (microcephaly) or structural brain malformations. … Diagnosis of autism is based on … symptoms. When physical features, small head size or brain malformations are present or there is a family history … autism have found irregularities in several regions of the brain. Other studies suggest that people with autism have …
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Researchers and families are investigating the heritability of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder or ADHD.
… to help these kids." The NIH defines ADHD as "a brain disorder marked by an ongoing pattern of inattention … A key aspect of Dr. Shaw's research involves studying the brain connectome. The connectome is made up of the … structural, and physical connections between different brain regions, allowing those regions to communicate and work …