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20 papers published online in 2014 highlight research on DNA biorepositories and electronic medical records to better understand the genomics of disease.
… (EMRs) to better understand the underlying genomics of disease. Many of the studies point to new associations of … (NIH). The major goal of eMERGE is to better understand disease risk and susceptibility and, ultimately, improve … other disorders. Dr. Harley, director of the Center for Autoimmune Genomics and Etiology at CCHMC, also found …
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Final outcomes from the most comprehensive analysis to-date of humans and their microbiomes definitively link microbes and microbial activities with health problems.
… been linked to hundreds of ailments such as cancers, and autoimmune and cardiovascular diseases. Hence it is not … yet know if a change in a microbial community leads to a disease or if a microbial community changes in response to the development of a disease. Researchers don’t yet know if a change in a …
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A list of genetic, orphan and rare diseases under investigation by researchers at or associated with the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… is by no means comprehensive. … A genetic disorder is a disease caused in whole or in part by a change in the DNA … are present in an individual at birth, like sickle cell disease. Other diseases are caused by acquired mutations in a … Genome Research Institute.​​ ​ … Genetic Disorder, Genetic Disease, Gene Editing, Genetic Testing, Chromosomes … A list …
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NIH will fund researchers to develop computational approaches to figure out which differences in DNA make people more susceptible to disease.
… which differences in DNA make people more susceptible to disease. The awards, which total approximately $11.1 million … identify which genetic variants contribute to inflammatory autoimmune diseases such as Crohn's disease and rheumatoid … susceptible to developing rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune diseases. Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New …
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Dr. Dan Kastner is an NIH Distinguished Investigator in Metabolic, Cardiovascular and Inflammatory Disease Genomics Branch.
… widely accepted overarching concept of autoinflammatory disease to denote disorders of the evolutionarily ancient …  … For almost 30 years the focus of the Inflammatory Disease Section (IDS) has been the identification of genes … that confer susceptibility to scleroderma, a serious autoimmune disease, in African Americans. Recent IDS …
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Researchers recommend genomic approaches to discovering inherited variants in one or a handful of genes that affect an individual's rare disease risk.
… an ongoing challenge of distinguishing variants that cause disease from those that do not. Scientists estimate that each … "Deciding which genomic variants are important players in disease is probably the most difficult challenge that we face … to implicate specific variants as having an effect on disease because there are millions of variants in the human …
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A new genome-based technology for demystifying undiagnosed illnesses - even rare childhood diseases - is moving into general medical practice.
… These variants may point to the cause of the patient's disease. In an NHGRI-funded study published in the NEJM last … year, exome sequencing identified the genetic cause of disease in about 25 percent of patients. The technique has … in a host of diseases, including Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, mental disability, other neuropathies, metabolic …
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Barbara Thomas is a scientific review officer for the Center for Inherited Disease Research (CIDR).
… and Executive Director of the NIH Center for Inherited Disease Research (CIDR) , a trans-NIH program that provides … a scientific review officer for the Center for Inherited Disease Research (CIDR). … Barbara Thomas, genomic data sharing, Center for Inherited Disease Research (CIDR), peer review, grant applications … …
Educational Resources
Cystic fibrosis is a hereditary disease characterized by faulty digestion, breathing problems, respiratory infections, and loss of salt in sweat.
… Cystic Fibrosis (CF) … Cystic fibrosis is a hereditary disease characterized by faulty digestion, breathing … infections, and loss of salt in sweat. … Hereditary Disease, Family Health History, Gene, CFTR … Cystic fibrosis … or 40s, or even longer. … Cystic fibrosis is a hereditary disease characterized by faulty digestion, breathing …
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Genetic epidemiology is a relatively new medical discipline that seeks to understand how genetic factors interact with the environment in the context of disease in populations.
… factors interact with the environment in the context of disease in populations. … Genetic Epidemiology, Healthcare, Medicine, Population Genetics, Genetic Disease … Genetic epidemiology is a field of science focused … factors influence human traits, such as human health and disease. In many cases, the interaction of genes with the …