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Population genomics is the application of genomic technologies to understand populations of organisms.
… population genomics research can be used to study human ancestry, migrations and health. … Population genomics is the …
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The PAGE Consortium investigates ancestrally diverse populations to gain a better understanding of how genetic factors influence susceptibility to disease.
… causal genetic variants across approximately 100,000 African Americans, Asian Americans, American Indians, … efforts entirely on approximately 50,000 non-European ancestry individuals to better characterize how genetic …
Research Funding
The IGNITE PTN supports a network of multi-site clinical groups involving diverse settings and populations to conduct two pragmatic clinical trials of genomic medicine interventions.
… L1 (APOL1) genetic risk information to hypertensive African ancestry patients and their primary care providers on …
Staff
Dr. Rongling Li is an epidemiologist and program director in the Division of Genomic Medicine at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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… Apolipoprotein L1 Variants and Blood Pressure Traits in African Americans. J Am Coll Cardiol . 69(12):1564-1574. doi: … unique venous thromboembolism-susceptibility variants in African-Americans. Thromb Haemost . doi: … for the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study. European ancestry and resting metabolic rate in older African …
Outreach
The Genome: Unlocking Life's Code exhibition celebrates the 10th anniversary of the initial sequencing of the human genome.
… History - Improve Your Health A demonstration of how your ancestry, family culture, and lifestyle choices can influence … Parts of the Cell, Chromosomes and Gene What's a Gene? The African Diaspora: Integrating Culture, Genomics and Histor … …
News Release
The NHGRI Short Course in Genomics brings the latest genomics science to the classroom.
… DNA testing kits, which affect our understanding of ancestry and identity. But while students are eager to learn … Indian, Alaska Native, Hispanic or Latinx, and Black or African American students. During the course, teachers work …
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… testing for adults with hypertension and self -reported African ancestry • High levels of interest in genomics research • … Race/ethnicity N % White, non -Hispanic 54,698 75 Black or African American 13,004 18 Hispanic/Latino 3,268 4 Asian …
News Release
Researchers are asking if the precision medicine approach will reduce or eliminate the role that race plays in prescribing drugs and in health care overall.
… an approach that oversimplifies the complex interplay of ancestry, health, disease and drug response. … In a May 26 …
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… and South Asian: ~0.6-fold•East Asian: ~0.5-fold•African: ~0.25-foldAmerican = Hispanic/LatinxMartin, et al. … harmonize health/disease measures for analysis•Integrate ancestry into analysis•Identify metrics for improving PRS … 3Cohort 8Cohort 8: 35,000 EA, 15,000 AA, 25,000 H/L AA = African AmericanEA = European AmericanH/L = Hispanic/Latinx …