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NIH leaders are calling for the scientific community to develop a consensus on the appropriate use of race and ethnicity in biomedical research.
… as social and cultural identity, family background and ancestry derived from genomic analyses," said Dr. Green. … DNA sequencing, health disparities, race and ethnicity, ancestry … NIH leaders are calling for the scientific …
Educational Resources
A family history is a record of medical information about an individual and their biological family.
… family. … Family Health History, Genetic Disorders, Ancestry, Healthcare, Genealogy … A family history, as …
Educational Resources
A first degree relative is a family member who shares about 50 percent of their genes with a particular individual in a family.
… in a family. … Family Health History, Genetic Disorders, Ancestry, Healthcare, Genealogy, Genes … A first-degree …
News Release
My Family Health Portrait is a downloadable tool to complete a family health history on a personal computer.
… partners. … family health history, genetic testing, ancestry, CDC , Surgeon General … My Family Health Portrait …
Educational Resources
Sickle cell disease is a hereditary disease seen most often among people of African ancestry.
… is a hereditary disease seen most often among people of African ancestry. … Autosome, Birth Defect, Gene, Inherited, … is a hereditary disease seen most often among people of African ancestry. Caused by mutations in one of the genes …
Educational Resources
Dominant refers to the relationship between two versions of a gene.
… Health History, Genetics, Genetic Variation, Mutation, Ancestry … Dominant refers to the relationship between two …
Fact Sheets
Genetics refers to the study of genes and their roles in inheritance. Genomics refers to the study of all of a person's genes (the genome).
… genes (the genome). … Genetics, Genomics, Inheritance, Ancestry, Genetic Disease, Rare Disease, Cloning, Gene …
About Genomics
A group of researchers, led by the Human Pangenome Reference Consortium, has released a high-quality collection of human genome reference sequences, which together comprise a human “pangenome” reference. Encompassing genome sequences from 47 people of diverse ancestries (with the goal of increasing that number to 350 by mid-2024), the human pangenome reference captures significantly more population diversity than the previous reference sequence.
Staff
Vence Bonham is the acting deputy director for NHGRI and an associate investigator in NHGRI's Social and Behavioral Research Branch.
… Henryism, and self reported physical health among high SES African-American men. American Journal of Public Health , … … Vence Bonham, health disparities, race and ethnicity, ancestry, genetic variation, sickle cell trait, sickle cell …
Policy Issues
Most genetic tests today are not regulated, meaning that they go to market without any independent analysis to verify the claims of the seller.
… Regulation Of Genetic Tests, Genetic Testing, 23andMe, Ancestry, Health Information From Genetic Testing … Most …