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Local ancestry refers to segments of an individual’s genome that can be traced back to ancestors from different populations living in different places and at different times.
… genome that can be traced back to ancestors from different populations living in different places and at different times. … genome that can be traced back to ancestors from different populations living in different places and at different … genome that can be traced back to ancestors from different populations living in different places and at different times. …
Educational Resources
Genetic drift is a mechanism of evolution. It refers to random fluctuations in the frequencies of alleles from generation to generation due to chance events.
… a population. Though it primarily affects small, isolated populations, the effects of genetic drift can be strong, …
Event
The NHGRI Center for Precision Health Research sponsors a monthly series of talks by intramural and special guest speakers on research relevant to the use of genomic data and large-scale electronic health record information to improve health.
… sponsors a monthly series of talks by intramural and special guest speakers on research relevant to the use of … sponsors a monthly series of talks by intramural and special guest speakers on research relevant to the use of … sponsors a monthly series of talks by intramural and special guest speakers on research relevant to the use of …
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.
… diagnoses in children, and is found more often among populations of African- or Hispanic ancestries. Children with … childhood diseases in i nternationally representative populations . In addition, Dr Hanchard cared for patients … genetics of complex childhood diseases in diverse populations, internationally representative populations, …
FAQ
On November 8-9, 2023, NHGRI sponsored its 15th Genomic Medicine meeting, Genomic Medicine XV: Genomics and Population Screening, in Bethesda MD. The following questions were answered during the meeting.
… not reflect the value of PRS. Careful evaluation of the populations of reference that gave rise to the PRSs used in a … history of the harms that have been incurred by high-risk populations who bear the burden of disease in this country. … individuals, include misrepresenting or misclassifying populations, or de-emphasizing differences across people when …
Profile
An interview with Meru Sadhu, an Earl Stadtman Investigator and head of the systems biology and genome engineering section within the NHGRI Intramural Research Program, where he talks about his research and why yeast have a special place in his heart.
… secreted toxins. We did this by looking across yeast populations and found that yeast do vary in terms of their … Ganguly, Sadhu discusses his research and why yeast have a special place in his heart. He even provides a small … where he talks about his research and why yeast have a special place in his heart. …
News Release
NHGRI researchers and their collaborators, have successfully used facial analysis software to diagnose Noonan syndrome in Africans, Asians and Latin Americans.
… in NHGRI's Medical Genetics Branch . Although from diverse populations, the participants in the study had some common … to the Atlas of Human Malformation Syndromes in Diverse Populations , which they launched last year to help … the study Kruszka P, et al. Noonan syndrome in diverse populations . Am J Med Genet A, 173(9):2323-2334. 2017. …
News Release
Researchers have released a new high-quality collection of reference human genome sequences that captures substantially more diversity from different human populations than what was previously available.
… captures substantially more diversity from different human populations than what was previously available. The work was … to improve the catalog of genomic variants in diverse populations. Because the human pangenome reference is a work … captures substantially more diversity from different human populations than what was previously available. …
Healthcare Provider Genomics Education Resource
Genomics plays a role in every area of nursing, whether nurses are at the bedside providing one-on-one care, treating entire populations, teaching the next generation of nurses, or making discoveries in the lab.
… the voice of the patients, families, communities, and populations with genomic conditions and/or in need of … at the bedside providing one-on-one care, treating entire populations, teaching the next generation of nurses, or … at the bedside providing one-on-one care, treating entire populations, teaching the next generation of nurses, or …
Healthcare Provider Genomics Education Resource
Genomics plays a role in every area of nursing, whether nurses are at the bedside providing one-on-one care, treating entire populations, teaching the next generation of nurses, or making discoveries in the lab.
… which includes providing one-on-one care, treating entire populations, teaching the next generation of nurses, or … services and assess for understanding. Identify at-risk populations. Form empathetic relationships to support … at the bedside providing one-on-one care, treating entire populations, teaching the next generation of nurses, or …