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The Genomics Landscape
In the August 6, 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, Dr. Eric Green talks about NHGRI's completion of the third phase of the ENCODE Project and how it reveals the most extensive catalog to date of candidate functional elements that may regulate the genes in the human and mouse genomes.
… Each news cycle brings reminders about the importance of science and its critical role in society, and NHGRI … – ENCODE was able to develop an updated and much-improved genomic encyclopedia, expanding its provision of critical … continually help to advance our understanding of genomic basis of human traits and diseases. With the success of the …
Fact Sheets
Genome-wide association studies involve scanning markers across the genomes of many people to find genetic variations associated with a particular disease​.
… studies involve scanning markers across the genomes of many people to find genetic variations associated with a particular disease. … A genome-wide association study is an approach … involves rapidly scanning markers across the complete sets of DNA, or genomes, of many people to find genetic variations …
News Release
NIH will fund researchers to develop computational approaches to figure out which differences in DNA make people more susceptible to disease.
… Faherty, Ph.D. … New grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will fund researchers to develop … which differences in DNA make people more susceptible to disease. The awards, which total approximately $11.1 million … predictions about which variants in non-protein-coding genomic regions affect disease susceptibility and response to …
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Scientists from the 1000 Genomes Project Consortium has created the world's largest catalog of genomic differences among humans.
… Steven Benowitz … An international team of scientists from the 1000 Genomes Project Consortium has created the world's largest catalog of genomic differences among humans, providing researchers with … of studies of human biology and medicine, providing the basis for a new understanding of how inherited differences in …
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NHGRI researchers have successfully used facial recognition software to diagnose a rare, genetic disease in known as DiGeorge syndrome.
… the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health, and their … facial recognition software to diagnose a rare, genetic disease in Africans, Asians and Latin Americans. … The … traits), syndrome, continental region of residence and genomic and molecular diagnosis. Previously, the only …
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As researchers uncover millions of DNA differences in genes, doctors struggle to know which of these inherited differences, called variants, really matter.
… Steven Benowitz … As a growing number of medical centers and laboratories are sequencing patients' … researchers know little about their roles in health and disease. Clinicians and researchers hope to use information about genomic variants to evaluate individual disease risk, make …
Research Funding
The Genome Sequencing Program uses genome sequencing to identify genes and genomic variants underlying human inherited disease.
… The Genome Sequencing Program is consists of the following centers funded through multiple funding … GSP aims to use genome sequencing to identify genes and genomic variants underlying human inherited disease across its full spectrum, including rare diseases …
Policy Issues
Participating in genomics research is an opportunity to support exploration of the genome and help scientists understand, prevent, detect and treat disease.
… is an opportunity to support scientific exploration of the genome and to help NIH in its mission to understand, … or access to a treatment in development. … A wide range of genomic research studies need participants, each with … and health insurers from discriminating you on the basis of your genetic information. Another Federal law called …
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NIH programs are establishing which genes and genomic variants play a role in human disease, enabling use in medicine and research.
… Mjoseth … Programs supported by the National Institutes of Health are establishing which genes and genomic variants play a role in human disease, enabling their use in genomic medicine and research. …
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NIH investigators have discovered that genomic switches of a blood cell are key to regulating the human immune system.
… Mjoseth … Investigators with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have discovered the genomic switches of a blood cell are key to regulating the … those with autoimmune disorders such as inflammatory bowel disease or rheumatoid arthritis. … Improved Understanding of …