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Chromosome abnormalities can either be numerical or structural and usually occur when there is an error in cell division.
… The body is made up of individual units called cells. Your body has many different kinds of cells, such as skin cells, liver cells and blood cells. In the center of most … abnormalities, however, happen after conception; then some cells have the abnormality and some do not. Chromosome …
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Cell Press' "Best of AJHG 2017-2018" includes an article authored by CRGGH researchers Daniel Shriner and Charles Rotimi.
… and how the mutation that causes "sickling" of red blood cells arose ( previous blog post ). This work captured …
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National Institutes of Health researchers have discovered a specific network of proteins that is necessary to restore hearing in zebrafish through cell regeneration. The study may inform the development of treatments for hearing loss in humans.
… Confocal image of adult zebrafish hair cells (green) in the auditory organ of the inner ear. Credit: … come from the loss of hearing receptors known as “hair cells” in the inner ear. Bristles that stick out of these … cells start replicating. These support cells are like stem cells because of their ability to become other cell …
Genetic Disorders
Prostate cancer is a disease where certain cells in the prostate become abnormal and multiply to form a tumor.
… and tissue around the prostate to check if the cancer cells have spread (called metastasis). Sometimes the surgery … is aimed directly at the tumor to kill the cancer cells. It is also used in later stages of prostate cancer to … Prostate cancer is a disease where certain cells in the prostate become abnormal and multiply without …
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mRNA vaccines inject cells with instructions to generate a protein that is normally found on the surface of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
… Key Points mRNA vaccines inject cells with instructions to generate a protein that is … meaning it degrades easily and does not last long inside cells. By injecting cells with a synthetic mRNA that encodes a viral spike … fat bubbles that surround a segment of mRNA, which provide cells with the instructions to make a certain viral protein. …
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Pre-application webinar on for the Molecular Phenotypes of Null Alleles in Cells (MorPhiC) program funding opportunity announcements (FOAs) on September 10, 2021.
… RFA-HG-21-029 - Molecular Phenotypes of Null Alleles in Cells (MorPhiC) Phase 1: Data Production Research and … RFA-HG-21-030 - Molecular Phenotypes of Null Alleles in Cells (MorPhiC) Phase 1: Data Analysis and Validation Centers … RFA-HG-21-031 - Molecular Phenotypes of Null Alleles in Cells (MorPhiC) Phase 1: Data Resource and Administrative …
Genetic Disorders
Spinal muscular atrophy is a group of inherited disorders that cause progressive muscle degeneration and weakness.
… that occur in adulthood, usually after age 30. Symptoms of adult-onset spinal muscular atrophy are usually mild to … that occur in adulthood, usually after age 30. Symptoms of adult-onset SMA are usually mild to moderate and include … Muscle Degeneration And Weakness, Neuromuscular Disease, Adult-onset Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Tremors, Twitching, Type …
Educational Resources
A lymphocyte is a type of white blood cell that is part of the immune system.
… immune system. There are two main types of lymphocytes: B cells and T cells. The B cells produce antibodies that are used to attack invading …
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Prostate cancer is a disease characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in the prostate gland, which is part of the male reproductive system.
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Dr. Sharon Milgram is an adjunct investigator in the Genetics and Molecular Biology Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… cell signaling and protein trafficking in polarized cells, including kidney and airway epithelial cells. Epithelial cells form a lining at the surface of the skin and along …