NIH programs shed light on gene variants and their connections to health and disease

NIH's Clinical Genome Resource (ClinGen) and ClinVar programs are addressing a major barrier to incorporating genomic medicine into healthcare, which is a lack of evidence about the relationship between gene variants and diseases. A special issue ofHuman Mutation, published on Oct. 12, highlights the broad array of advances made through these programs, which work in concert to advance knowledge connecting human genomic variation to human health.

Source: NHGRI Homepage Highlights - October 12, 2018 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Source Type: news