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An international team of researchers including NIH has completed the first comprehensive characterization of genomic diversity across sub-Saharan Africa.
… has completed the first comprehensive characterization of genomic diversity across sub-Saharan Africa. The region is the most … diverse in the world, yet few studies have looked into genomic risk factors for disease in Africa. … clues to medical conditions in people of sub-Saharan African ancestry, and indicates that the migration from …
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Researchers have conducted the first study to look at the genomic underpinnings of obesity in continental Africans and African Americans.
… has conducted the first study of its kind to look at the genomic underpinnings of obesity in continental Africans and African Americans. They discovered that approximately 1 percent of West Africans, African Americans and others of African ancestry carry a …
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NIH Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health is participating in the H3Africa Consortium's effort to develop an African-specific genotyping array.
… the risk of other diseases in Africans and people of African descent. Mutations in the gene APOL1 , for example, … to offer protection against the pathogen that causes African sleeping sickness, but today Africans and people of African ancestry with these genetic mutations have a higher …
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NHGRI researchers and their collaborators, have successfully used facial analysis software to diagnose Noonan syndrome in Africans, Asians and Latin Americans.
… and clinical criteria, the researchers compared 161 white, African, Asian and Latin American children with Noonan … groups. Only two clinical elements differed among the African, Asian and Latin American groups: droopy eyelids … traits), syndrome, continental region of residence and genomic and molecular diagnosis. Previously, the only …
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More research must be done to understand the interactions of ancient genes with modern environments.
… the risk of other diseases in Africans and people of African descent. Mutations in the gene APOL1 , for example, … Project, the first comprehensive characterization of genomic diversity across sub-Saharan Africa. The study, which used … calls for more genomic research of Africans, people of the African diaspora …
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NHGRI researchers and their international collaborators have added Williams-Beuren syndrome to the Atlas of Human Malformation Syndromes in Diverse Populations.
… They assessed people with Williams-Beuren Syndrome from African, Asian and Latin American countries, both clinically …
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NHGRI researchers collaborated with physicians and medical geneticists worldwide to create the Atlas of Human Malformation Syndromes in Diverse Populations.
… traits), syndrome, continental region of residence and genomic/molecular diagnosis. The need for the tool became … in Africa. "We found ourselves struggling to diagnose the African children," Dr. Kruszka said. "We were doing our best … implements technology to understand, diagnose and treat genomic and genetic diseases. Additional information about …
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Researchers identified regions of the genome associated with skin color variation in some African populations, furthering skin disease and cancer research.
… that are associated with skin color variation in some African populations, opening new avenues for research on skin … regions of the human genome associated with skin color in African populations. To do this, they took color meter … pigmentation, researchers could learn about the underlying genomic alterations that were responsible for difference in …
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NIH-backed African scientists are engaged in a global research endeavor to understand the genetic basis of disease in all populations.
… NIH-backed African scientists are engaged in a global research endeavor … A Global Research Endeavor Studies have shown that African populations contain the oldest and most diverse set … populations. By not exploring genetic variation within African populations, opportunities are missed to advance not …
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The largest genomic study on type 2 diabetes in Africans to date has recently been published in Nature Communications and reports the most recent findings of the ongoing Africa America Diabetes Mellitus (AADM) study that has been led by Dr. Charles Rotimi for over two decades.
… The largest genomic study on type 2 diabetes in Africans to date has … of the Genomics of Type 2 Diabetes in Africans Identifies African-specific Risk Locus … The largest genomic study on type 2 diabetes in Africans to date has … The largest genomic study on type 2 diabetes in Africans to date has …