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Genetic Disorders
Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the bowel, usually diagnosed in people between the ages of 20 - 30.
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Genomic analyses turned up genes that belong to inflammatory pathways.
… Coincidentally, his hotel was across the street from the hospital where Rohith was being treated so he set up a …
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NIH has awarded grants of more than $28 million aimed at deciphering the language of how and when genes are turned on and off.
… part of the innate immune system that, together with the acquired immune system, distinguishes self from non-self and …
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NHGRI participated in a science communications contest called the Three-Minute Talk. NHGRI's Ryan Johnson came away with a first place win.
… prolonged bleeding times, recurrent, life-threatening infections, and late neurological involvement. Watch Dr. …
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Researchers identified regions of the genome associated with skin color variation in some African populations, furthering skin disease and cancer research.
… that play roles in optimizing nutrition and fighting infections and now, with these findings, in skin …
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… several genes. Many forms of cancer appear to result from acquired damage to specific sets of genes, oncogenes, usually … tuberculosis and malaria, the control of many important infections will undoubtedly fall to individual countries or … together, they may account for up to 40% of the work of hospital-based paediatric practice (Scriver, 1995). By far …
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NHGRI researchers have generated the largest catalog of genetic variants associated with physical traits for domesticated dog breeds.
… that are common to humans, such as various forms cancers, infections and even diabetes. In addition, a vast number of …
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A biological pathway is a series of actions among molecules in a cell that leads to a certain product or a change in the cell.
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NIH researchers identified a novel role for a gene known as heat shock protein 60, finding it is critical in tissue regeneration and wound healing.
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Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is an essential molecule that performs many roles in the cell, from carrying the instructions to make proteins to regulating genes.