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Researchers find weaker immune response to viral infections in children with mitochondrial disorders
NIH researchers analyzed the gene activities of immune cells in children with mitochondrial disorders and found that their B cells, which produce antibodies to fight viral infections, are less able to survive cellular stress.
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Genome: Unlocking Life's Code exhibition is going on tour after having completed a 14-month engagement at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History.
… eye-catching models, interactive displays and engaging elements, the Genome: Unlocking Life's Code exhibition is …
The Genomics Landscape
In the October 6, 2022 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., celebrates the 25th anniversary of the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center (NISC). a well-respected and highly used large-scale DNA sequencing center that exemplifies the evolution of the field of genomics and the ever-increasing abilities to produce prodigious amounts of genomic data.
… Sequencing Project and NHGRI’s Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) Project . In the case of ENCODE, NISC’s … datasets that provided new insights about non-coding functional elements in the human genome. When significant interest in …
The Genomics Landscape
In the September 2024 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green welcomes Robert Rivers as the new director for institute’s Training, Diversity, and Health Equity (TiDHE) Office.
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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.
… type C1 (NPC1). The gene therapy involved inserting a functional copy of the NPC1 gene into mice with the disease; … cells, the normal NPC1 gene was then able to make the functional NPC1 protein to correct the cell defects.  The gene therapy involved inserting a functional copy of the NPC1 gene into mice with the disease; …
Genetic Disorders
Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease is a genetic disorder characterized by the growth of numerous cysts in both kidneys.
… live for decades without developing symptoms of renal functional decline. People who have ADPKD have renal cysts in …
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Researchers analyzing human, fly, and worm genomes have found these species have key genomic processes in common, reflecting their shared ancestry.
… the three species, the model organism ENCyclopedia Of DNA Elements (modENCODE) Consortium studied how gene expression … goal of modENCODE is to create a comprehensive catalog of functional elements in the fruit fly and roundworm genomes … Project, which is building a comprehensive catalog of functional elements in the human and mouse genomes. "The …
NHGRI Director
A list of videos featuring NHGRI Director Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D.
… Genome Project in 2003, including the ENCyclopedia Of DNa Elements (ENCODE) Project, the International HapMap Project … Informatics Tools (GS-IT), the Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) Project and more. The Genomics Landscape …
The Genomics Landscape
In the October 2021 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., introduces us to new scientific director Charles Rotimi, Ph.D., his background and prior accomplishments.
… map of the functions of regulatory and non-regulatory gene elements. The IGVF consortium includes five components: functional characterization centers, regulatory network …
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Researchers have found powerful clues to why certain processes and systems in the mouse are so different from those in people.
… which is part of the ENCODE, or ENCyclopedia Of DNA Elements, program supported by the National Human Genome … of Health. ENCODE is building a comprehensive catalog of functional elements in the human and mouse genomes. Such elements …