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American Indians and Alaska Natives IRB training programs at NIH ensure the welfare of people participating in federally regulated research.
… the Institutional Review Board (IRB) training program for American Indians and Alaska Natives at the National … moment soon after successfully recruiting the first two American Indian participants to the NIH IRB training program in 2014. … Community focus is central to American Indians/Alaska Natives in NIH ethics training …
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Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) question advertisements by direct-to-consumer genetic ancestry kits that claim to know what it really means to be American Indian.
… kits that claim to know what it really means to be American Indian. … ancestry. So, a test that claims an individual has Native American ancestry, could be wrong. Hull soon recognized that … a Native person. Ancestry kits can’t determine Native American identity. Community relationships, traditions, and …
Educational Resources
Population genomics is the application of genomic technologies to understand populations of organisms.
… is the application of genomic technologies to understand populations of organisms. … large-scale application of genomic technologies to study populations of individuals. For example, population genomics … is the application of genomic technologies to understand populations of organisms. …
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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.
… to the Atlas of Human Malformation Syndromes in Diverse Populations. … Williams-Beuren Syndrome from African, Asian and Latin American countries, both clinically and by facial analysis … a study of "Williams-Beuren Syndrome in Diverse Populations," an ongoing series that evaluates genetic …
Explainer
Appropriate use of population descriptors in research is a critical scientific issue that is important for advancing genomic science and improving healthcare across human populations.
… genomic science and improving healthcare across human populations. Thoughtful use by researchers and other … healthcare decisions.  The inaccurate belief that human populations are biologically distinct has contributed to … or Spanish for ethnicity, and White, Black or African American, American Indian or Alaskan Native and Asian or …
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In an article published in the American Journal of Human Genetics, researchers have found that words scientists use to describe populations have changed from 1949 to 2018.
… found that the words that scientists use to describe human populations — such as race, ancestry, and ethnicity — … Institute (NHGRI), part of NIH, was published today in the American Journal of Human Genetics . For the field of … population terms in the 70-year publication history of the American Journal of Human Genetics, whichis the longest …
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Diverse populations are still underrepresented in public genomic databases, according to a new study by researchers from the NIH and Harvard Medical School.
… built on vast troves of genomic information, but diverse populations are still underrepresented in public genomic … They found significantly fewer studies of African, Latin American and Asian ancestral populations compared to European populations in two public …
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NHGRI researchers collaborated with physicians and medical geneticists worldwide to create the Atlas of Human Malformation Syndromes in Diverse Populations.
… the Atlas of Human Malformation Syndromes in Diverse Populations. Health care providers can use the new atlas to … the Atlas of Human Malformation Syndromes in Diverse Populations with collaborators around the world. Credit: … inherited diseases around the world, including Asia, the Indian subcontinent, the Middle East, South America and …
About Genomics
Appropriate use of population descriptors in scientific research is critical for the advancement of genomic science and human health for all.Â
Leadership Initiatives
NHGRI aims to ensure all populations are knowledgeable about and can participate in genomics research.
… Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) wants to ensure that all populations are knowledgeable about the science underpinning … focused on diseases and conditions affecting minority populations Africa-America Type-2 Diabetes Study … genes involved in hereditary prostate cancer in African-American men. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder …