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Dr. Guanjie Chen is a senior research fellow with the NHGRI's Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health.
Genetic Disorders
Duane syndrome is a rare, congenital eye movement disorder.
… These include malformation of the skeleton, ears, eyes, kidneys and nervous system, as well as: Okihiro's syndrome, …
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NIH researchers and collaborators have found that that sickle cell trait is prevalent among diverse human populations.
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Genome-wide association studies involve scanning markers across the genomes of many people to find genetic variations associated with a particular disease​.
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Epigenomics is a field in which researchers chart the locations and understand the functions of all the chemical tags that mark the genome.
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Chromosomes are thread-like structures located inside the nucleus of animal and plant cells.
Genetic Disorders
Sickle cell disease is a group of inherited red blood cells disorders.
… prolonged erection). It also causes damage to the spleen, kidneys and liver. The damage to the spleen makes patients - …
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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.
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The Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) Project will create a resource that researchers can use to study how inherited changes in genes lead to common diseases
… individuals who have agreed to donate organs (like kidneys, heart, and liver) and/or tissues (like bone and …
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NHGRI researchers collaborated with physicians and medical geneticists worldwide to create the Atlas of Human Malformation Syndromes in Diverse Populations.
… of cleft palate, heart defects, differences in the way the kidneys are formed or work, a characteristic facial …