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Diversity Center
Meharry Medical College establishes a Diversity Center for Genome Research (DCGR) that will narrow inequitable representation gaps for underrepresented, disadvantaged minority by realizing their vision to promote African ancestry genomic research through infrastructure building and the formation of basic, clinical, and computational science research teams that are inclusive, interdisciplinary, and community-engaged.
… disparities, such as cancer, hypertension, kidney disease, diabetes, obesity, neurodegenerative diseases and psychiatric …
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NIH researchers have developed a breath test that measures how well patients with methylmalonic acidemia (MMA) respond to receiving liver or combined liver and kidney transplantation.
… team, with collaborators from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases and the National …
Policy Issues
Genome editing is a method that lets scientists change the DNA of many organisms, including plants, bacteria, and animals.
… diseases with a genomic basis, like cystic fibrosis and diabetes. There are two different categories of gene …
For Patients and Families
​Clinical research is research conducted with human subjects, or material of human origin, in which the researcher directly interacts with human subjects.
… the genetic components of common disorders such as cancer, diabetes, and heart disease, as well as less common …
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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.
… affected by faulty gene regulation, such as cancer, diabetes and Parkinson's disease. NHGRI launched the Genomics …
News Release
Researchers identified regions of the genome associated with skin color variation in some African populations, furthering skin disease and cancer research.
… research was also supported by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, the National …
Fact Sheets
​Un estudio de asociación en todo el genoma es un enfoque que incluye el escaneo o búsqueda rápida de marcadores en todos los conjuntos completos de ADN​. ​
… complejas comunes, tales como el asma, el cáncer, la diabetes, enfermedades del corazón y enfermedades mentales. … variaciones genéticas que contribuyen al riesgo de la diabetes de tipo 2, enfermedad de Parkinson, trastornos … trastorno bipolar, depresión mayor, enfermedad renal en la diabetes de tipo 1, trastorno por déficit de atención con …
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NIH will fund grants totaling $38 million over five years to develop methods that will improve the way that polygenic risk scores can be used to predict disease in diverse communities.
… numerous conditions, such as coronary heart disease and diabetes, and to identify people who are at high risk. This …
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In a large-scale study of people from diverse ancestries, researchers narrowed down the number of genomic variants that are strongly associated with blood lipid levels and generated a polygenic risk score to predict elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, a major risk factor for heart disease.
… Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria as part of the Africa America Diabetes Mellitus study.  Charles Rotimi, Ph.D., scientific …
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NHGRI researchers have generated the largest catalog of genetic variants associated with physical traits for domesticated dog breeds.
… humans, such as various forms cancers, infections and even diabetes. In addition, a vast number of regions within the …