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Talking Glossary
Understand the terms and concepts used in genetic research
Genetic AncestryGenetic ancestry refers to information about the people that an …
Explainer
Appropriate use of population descriptors in research is a critical scientific issue that is important for advancing genomic science and improving healthcare across human populations.
… three common population descriptors — race, ethnicity and genetic ancestry — which are often used to distinguish groups of … the public on the distinctions between race, ethnicity and genetic ancestry, and to advance the use of population …
Event
On January 25, 2023, the National Human Genome Research Institute will hold a roundtable on social and behavioral genomics.
… GWAS of educational attainment” by the Social Science Genetic Association Consortium   Problems with Using … Lucas J. Matthews   Social by Nature by Catherine Bliss   Genetic ancestry testing among white nationalists: From identity …
The Genomics Landscape
In April 6, 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., talks about how NHGRI will hold a symposium on National DNA Day, April 25, highlighting relevant and interesting topics in genomics and concluding with the annual Louise M. Slaughter National DNA Day Lecture.
… researchers sampled over 300 dogs to characterize their genetic ancestry and found large, complex families of dogs living in … provided the most fundamental knowledge about the human genetic blueprint and produced a framework of knowledge for …
The Genomics Landscape
In the August 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green introduces incoming NHGRI DEO Director, Jennifer Troyer.
… the best,   … Polygenic scoring accuracy varies across the genetic ancestry continuum Ding et al. Nature . 2023 … that, she worked as a senior scientist at NCI developing genetic and genomic technologies. Dr. Troyer completed a …
Fact Sheet
Pharmacogenomics is a growing area of genomic medicine that uses a patient's genomic information to help healthcare providers select the medications and dosages that are predicted to work best in each patient.
… on data obtained from people with predominantly European ancestry. This means that pharmacogenomic tests may miss … with non-European ancestries. Including persons of diverse genetic ancestries in the development of future …
Event
On October 25-29, 2022, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) will participate in the ASHG Annual Meeting - the world's largest human genetics and genomics meeting and exposition.
… Complex Traits Quantification of race, ethnicity, and genetic ancestry disparities in anti-hypertensive drug efficacy in … Exhibit Hall 3:00 p.m. — 4:45 p.m. Mendelian Phenotypes Genetic analysis reveals that GNE Myopathy remains an …
15 Ways Genomics Influences Our World
Advances in genomics are helping you access information about your genome from your home.
… of such DTC genomic testing is for revealing family ancestry or genealogy [see  Human Origins and Ancestry ]. For … out that family members who they previously thought were genetic relatives were actually  not biologically related  to … the information from the test? Will you want to speak to a genetic counselor or a healthcare provider about the test …
The Genomics Landscape
In the July 2024 issue of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green welcomes the inaugural class of the ASHG-NHGRI Genomics and Public Service Fellowship Program.
… ; Camerun Washington, M.S., C.G.C., from the Greenwood Genetic Center as the  Genetics Education & Engagement Fellow … inaccurate labels that conflate race, ethnicity, and genetic ancestry. To address these challenges, NHGRI recently hosted …
The Genomics Landscape
In the January 2020 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the newly developed polygenic risk scores webpage, which provides graphical and textual information about polygenic risk scores, describes polygenic traits, introduces how polygenic risk scores can be calculated, and explains how such scores can be interpreted.
… NHGRI-funded program and the first  FDA-recognized public genetic variant database  that defines the clinical relevance or validity of genes in genetic disorders for use in precision medicine and research. … explore direct-to-consumer genetic tests and what genetic ancestry tests can tell us about ourselves and how they can …