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Research Training
An opportunity for medical school graduates to complete a combined, five-year residency program in pediatrics and medical genetics.
… the diagnosis, management, and counseling of patients with genetic disorders. Combined residents gain broad experience … in pediatrics, clinical and molecular genetics, metabolic diseases, and cytogenetics. Trainees spend approximately 50% … Medical Genetics, Clinical Genetics, Molecular Genetics, Genetic Disorders … An opportunity for medical school …
Talking Glossary
Understand the terms and concepts used in genetic research
Genetic Ancestry … Genetic ancestry refers to information about the people that … individual is biologically descended from, including their genetic relationships. … Genetic ancestry refers to information about the people that …
Educational Resources
LOD stands for "logarithm of the odds." In genetics, the LOD score is a statistical estimate of whether two genes, or a gene and a disease gene, are likely to be located near each other on a chromosome.
… other on a chromosome. … Family Health History, Genealogy, Genetic Disease … An LOD (short for “logarithm of the odds”) …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Genomics is transforming how we study, diagnose and treat cancer.
… leading to a new understanding of cancer and new ways for diagnosing and treating many types of cancer. Cancer  is a group of genetic diseases that result from changes in the genome of cells in …
News Release
UDN expands the footprint of the network with a new metabolomics core and increased model organism capabilities.
… nationwide to begin the second phase of the Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN). The total investment planned for the … was launched to build on the success of the Undiagnosed Diseases Program (UDP) at the NIH Clinical Center. "The UDN … ​ … Undiagnosed Diseases Program, rare diseases, genetic disorder … UDN expands the footprint of the network …
Talking Glossary
Genetics is the branch of biology concerned with the study of inheritance, including the interplay of genes, DNA variation and their interactions with environmental factors.
Genetic Disorders
Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in women after skin cancer.
… However, despite the relatively high prevalence of these genetic mutations in Ashkenazi Jews, only seven percent of … whether an individual in such a high-risk family has a genetic mutation in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes. When someone … individuals may develop breast cancer whether or not a genetic mutation is present. … Given the limitations of …
Staff
Dr. Ellen Sidransky is a pediatrician and clinical geneticist in the Medical Genetics Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… therapeutic strategies for both rare and common neurologic diseases. Over the past two decades the Sidransky group has … mechanisms, and to tackle the challenge of identifying genetic modifiers. Although GD is classically divided into … clinical genetics, Gaucher disease, Parkinson disease, genetic disorder … Ellen Sidransky, clinical genetics, …
News Release
A study from researchers at National Institutes of Health (NIH) and their collaborators revealed a significant genetic risk factor for kidney disease in people of West African ancestry.
… (NIH) and their collaborators revealed a significant genetic risk factor for kidney disease in people from Ghana … African countries, where many African Americans derive genetic ancestry . Studying how these genomic variants … National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) and co-author of the study. “Overall, we …
Fact Sheet
Sickle cell disease resources for patients