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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.
… have made a good start in identifying and understanding genetic mutations that have evolved over thousands of years … the risk of other diseases in Africans and people of African descent. Mutations in the gene APOL1 , for example, … risk of kidney disease. … "Strides have been made but more research must be done to understand the interactions of …
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More research must be done to understand the interactions of ancient genes with modern environments.
… have made a good start in identifying and understanding genetic mutations that have evolved over thousands of years … the risk of other diseases in Africans and people of African descent. Mutations in the gene APOL1 , for example, … risk of kidney disease. "Strides have been made but more research must be done to understand the interactions of …
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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.
… Sheena Faherty, Ph.D. … NIH-backed African scientists are engaged in a global research endeavor to understand the genetic basis of disease in all populations. But this can …
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Researchers have conducted the first study to look at the genomic underpinnings of obesity in continental Africans and African Americans.
… underpinnings of obesity in continental Africans and African Americans. They discovered that approximately 1 … in families. Researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes … technology to understand, diagnose and treat genomic and genetic diseases. Additional information about NHGRI can be …
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An international team of researchers including NIH has completed the first comprehensive characterization of genomic diversity across sub-Saharan Africa.
… clues to medical conditions in people of sub-Saharan African ancestry, and indicates that the migration from … scientific director of the NIH's National Human Genome Research Institute. "This is an important study that … including malaria, Lassa fever and trypanosomiasis. The genetic variant frequency in populations from endemic and …