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National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH, HHS

Mission statement:

The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) led the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) contribution to the International Human Genome Project, which had as its primary goal the sequencing of the human genome. This project was successfully completed in April 2003. Now, the NHGRI's mission has expanded to encompass a broad range of studies aimed at understanding the structure and function of the human genome and its role in health and disease.

Contact Information:

National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH, HHS
Building 31, Room 4B09, 31 Center Drive, MSC 2152, 9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda MD 20892-2152

Internet address: http://www.genome.gov/

Phone number(s):

(301) 402-0911 (Information Office)

Fax number:

(301) 402-2218

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• FAMILIAL DISORDERS
• GENETIC TESTING
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NWHIC record number O-1197