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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 … atlas featured photos of patients with northern European ancestry, which often does not represent the characteristics …
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African scientists and collaborators gathered in Pointe aux Piments in Mauritius for the 9th Human Health and Heredity in Africa Consortium Meeting.
… Amy Bentley … In October, African scientists and collaborators gathered in Pointe aux … the significance of this initiative in supporting African youth, encouraging them to remain on the continent to … and the commercial sector. She also expressed the need for African governments to make greater efforts to support …
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Researchers show critical association between diabetes and previously unlinked ZRANB3 gene.
… may influence susceptibility to the disease in sub-Saharan African populations. The gene could also influence the … studies have already implicated in T2D in mostly European ancestry populations. The work was funded by the National … Although the role of ZRANB3 in T2D was discovered in African populations (which have been vastly underrepresented …
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On February 23, 2023, NHGRI and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) continue their collaboration to present, "Historically Speaking: Next Generation of Black Leaders in Genetic Science."
… Institute (NHGRI) and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture (NMAAHC) present the third … four discussions that underscore the advancements made by African American people in biomedical and genomic science. … of Black Leaders in Genetic Science ," a panel of African American biomedical scientists will discuss their …
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The National Museum of African American History and Culture presented an insightful conversation about advancements in genetic research and its implications for ​understanding race.
… Race, DNA, And Demography … The National Museum of African American History and Culture presents an insightful … for ​understanding race. … The National Museum of African American History and Culture presented an insightful …
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Dr. Charles Rotimi is the scientific director of and NIH Distinguished Investigator in the Division of Intramural Research. He also serves as the director of the Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health (CRGGH).
… populations with particular emphasis on populations of the African Diaspora. His team published the first genome-wide scan for hypertension and blood pressure in African Americans and for type-2 diabetes in West Africans. … with particular emphasis on populations of African ancestry. The Africa America Diabetes Mellitus (AADM) study, …
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CRGGH researchers Amy Bentley and Charles Rotimi have just completed a large-scale, multi-ancestry genome-wide analysis of gene × smoking interactions on the concentration of serum lipids, including high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL), and triglycerides.
… Charles Rotimi have just completed a large-scale, multi-ancestry genome-wide analysis of gene × smoking interactions … among smokers and loci that were only found among those of African ancestry, highlighting the importance of diversity in gene × …
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In a large-scale study of people from diverse ancestries, researchers narrowed down the number of genomic variants that are strongly associated with blood lipid levels and generated a polygenic risk score to predict elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, a major risk factor for heart disease.
… ancestral populations. “By mainly focusing on European-ancestry populations, we may have missed genomic variants … variants that are important for people of non-European ancestry, this study also demonstrates how including people … about 1.65 million individuals from five ancestral groups: African, East Asian, European, Hispanic and South Asian. …
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Quartz Africa has selected Charles Rotimi, Ph.D., for its list of innovators, which comprise "the most ambitious and imaginative minds on the continent."
… passion for studying the genomics of Africans and those of African descent worldwide. … Related Content … Quartz Africa …
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North Asians may be more closely related to Eastern and Northern Europeans than previously thought.
… studies identified as much as 10.9 percent European ancestry in 10 selected Mongolians currently included in the … populations contained as much as 12 percent Mongolian ancestry.  The principal component statistical method was … Each dot represents an individual (color coded by ancestry). More highly related dots cluster closer together. …