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VUMC-led network to focus on polygenic risk for common diseases
With the aid of a $75 million, five-year grant renewal, the Electronic Medical Records and Genomics Network (eMERGE) will venture beyond its current focus on monogenic disease to scoring research…
Study shines light on architecture of kidney disease
A study of 280,000 U.S. veterans, including 56,000 African Americans, has identified in greater detail than ever before the genetic architecture of kidney function and chronic kidney disease (CKD…
Finding Signals in the Noise: Todd Edwards
Discovering meaning in a massive amount of random-seeming data is nothing new to Todd Edwards, PhD, a genetic epidemiologist. His career has made meaning out of many disparate parts, beginning…
Hundreds of new blood pressure gene variations discovered
In one of the largest studies of its kind, an international research team led by 20 Vanderbilt University scientists has discovered more than 200 new genetic variations associated with high blood…
Probing the genetics of fibroids
A new study identified multiple genetic locations associated with the size and number of uterine fibroids — common non-cancerous uterine tumors.