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Participation in genomics research is essential for improving the health of everyone.
… to lowest): 78% European; 10% Asian; 8.5% Unreported; 2% African; 1% Hispanic; and 0.5% Other Countries The … Health in Africa (H3Africa) (2012 - 2022) The largest pan-African genomic research consortium that investigates the … in Africa. The project also aims to build a sustainable African genomics research enterprise. This project is a …
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Dr. Daniel Shriner is a researcher in NHGRI's Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health.
… and association with obesity in West Africans and African-Americans. Diabetes 59(6):1549–1554. PMCID: … 2010. Genome wide association of anthropometric traits in African and African derived populations. Hum. Mol. Genet. …
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Christopher Williams, Ph.D. served as the Deputy Chief of NHGRI's Education and Community Involvement Branch from 2024 to 2025.
… for the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) where he … students and the general public by sharing the stories of African Americans and their accomplishments in the areas of …
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A new phase of the IGNITE Network will conduct clinical trials of genomic medicine interventions.
… and all three conditions are more common among people of African ancestry than European and Asian descent. Specific African populations have two common mutations in the … genomics to diverse clinical care settings. “Patients of African ancestry might experience better management of high …
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Dr. Hanchard talks about his journey into genetics research, his collaborations with international researchers, and the importance of determination in science.
… the genomics and environmental contributors of diseases in African populations. Diversifying genomics research is at the … Dr. Hanchard studies are more common in individuals of African ancestry. In fact, diversity is at the core of his … only a small portion of the genomic diversity in African population was studied. Dr. Hanchard’s group has …
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Diverse populations are still underrepresented in public genomic databases, according to a new study by researchers from the NIH and Harvard Medical School.
… Databases They found significantly fewer studies of African, Latin American and Asian ancestral populations … Asian and underrepresented minorities, including Africans, African-Americans, Native Americans and Hispanics) and …
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Researchers used whole genome sequence data to investigate the origin of the mutation that causes "sickling" of red blood cells.
… been defined (Arabian/Indian, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic/Bantu, and Senegal), each representing what … possibility that the Arabian/Indian, Cameroon, and Central African Republic haplotypes belong to the same cluster. If …
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NHGRI participated in a science communications contest called the Three-Minute Talk. NHGRI's Ryan Johnson came away with a first place win.
… a candidate gene for treating resistant hypertension in African Americans Resistant hypertension, or persistently … heart failure, chronic kidney disease, and stroke. African-Americans are disproportionately affected by … network using genomic data gathered from several African American patients with and without this disease. …
For Health Professionals
Essential genomics competencies, practice guidelines, and curricular resources for a variety of health professions.
… concepts. Cancer: Breast cancer risk assessment in an African American female: Grace Male breast cancer risk … male: Gabe Cancer screening incidental findings in an African American male with lung cancer: Tom  Cardiovascular: … Caucasian female: Jennifer CYP2C19 testing in an adult African American male: Larry  Developmental Delay: Autism …
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NHGRI researchers and colleagues are calling for health disparities research that focuses on the microbiome.
… influence in health disparities can be found among some African American woman, according to the perspective. Research has shown that differences in some African American women's vaginal microbiome may result in …