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An international team of researchers including NIH has completed the first comprehensive characterization of genomic diversity across sub-Saharan Africa.
… to medical conditions in people of sub-Saharan African ancestry, and indicates that the migration from Africa in the … conducted that include populations with mainly European ancestry." The GWAS approach involves rapidly scanning … the few studies that have been conducted among African-ancestry populations have used less efficient genotyping …
Staff
Dr. Gouveia is a research fellow in the Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health.
… to account for subcontinental admixture in European-ancestry populations can lead to spurious associations in …
Staff
Dr. Neil Hanchard is a clinical investigator within the Center for Precision Health Research (CPHR) and head of the Childhood Complex Disease Genomics Section within the CPHR.
… among genomic studies, with populations of African ancestry being particularly underrepresented, despite … using transcriptomics and genomics to describe the genetic ancestry and variation within African genomes and using the … exome sequencing reveals uncaptured variation and distinct ancestry in the Southern African population of Botswana. Am J …
Event
Several NIH Institutes, Offices and Centers partnered to host a two-day virtual workshop on May 28-29, 2024, to further explore the recommendations from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) 2023 report, Using Population Descriptors in Genetics and Genomics Research: A New Framework for an Evolving Field, with regards to legacy genomic data. 
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.
… Traits Quantification of race, ethnicity, and genetic ancestry disparities in anti-hypertensive drug efficacy in … Research Quantification of race, ethnicity, and genetic ancestry disparities in anti-hypertensive drug efficacy in … p.m. Statistical Genetics and Genetic Epidemiology Local Ancestry at the MHC region id asscociated with disease …
News Release
20 papers published online in 2014 highlight research on DNA biorepositories and electronic medical records to better understand the genomics of disease.
… data from more than 5,000 samples of children of European ancestry from the EMRs of two large universities. The …
The Genomics Landscape
In the February 2, 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., talks about the new NIH Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Policy and how it emphasizes the importance of good data management practices.
… 2022. PMC9793425  One method for studying the ancestry of a human population involves the use of DNA from …
Genetic Disorders
Familial Mediterranean Fever is an inherited disease, characterized by recurrent attacks of fever, inflammation, painful, swollen joints, and ankle rash.
… of them are very common in the patients of Middle Eastern ancestry. … In making a diagnosis of Familial Mediterranean … a positive family history in people of Middle Eastern ancestry. The results of genetic testing. Also helpful in … establishing a correct diagnosis of FMF is the patient's ancestry. Testing for the following can also be helpful: …
Media Advisory
On December 7, 2022, the National Human Genome Research Institute will host a webinar to discuss the key findings from a recently released Human Genetics & Genomics Workforce Survey Report.
… workforce demographics, which include race, ethnicity, ancestry; age; gender identity; sexual orientation; … as U.S. citizens (73.3%) and their race, ethnicity or ancestry as white (67%). The top three primary areas of work …
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NHGRI researchers and colleagues are calling for health disparities research that focuses on the microbiome.
… cultural and behavioral factors in people of diverse ancestry, according to the perspective. "We hope that …