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The PAGE Consortium investigates ancestrally diverse populations to gain a better understanding of how genetic factors influence susceptibility to disease.
… explore initial findings in non-European populations. The Population Architecture using Genomics and Epidemiology (PAGE) Consortium ( RFA … Page II Study Investigators Genetics Epidemiology of Causal Variants Across the Life Course … Chris Haiman, Ph.D., University of Southern California and Loic Le Marchand, M.D., Ph.D., University of Hawaii …
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Genetic epidemiology is a relatively new medical discipline that seeks to understand how genetic factors interact with the environment in the context of disease in populations.
… Genetic Epidemiology … Genetic epidemiology is a relatively new medical discipline that … Genetic Epidemiology, Healthcare, Medicine, Population Genetics, … factors influence human traits, such as human health and disease. In many cases, the interaction of genes with the …
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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.
… The Big Picture 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. Thoughtful … and to advance the use of population descriptors in genomics and biomedical research.  The National Academies of …
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Talking Glossary
Genetic architecture is the combined effect of all genetic influences on a trait.
… Genetic Architecture … Genetic architecture is the combined effect of all genetic influences … Genetic architecture describes the combined contribution of all … different versions or variants of those genes are in a population, what the individual effect of each variant is on …
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Polygenic RIsk MEthods in Diverse populations (PRIMED) Consortium will work together to develop and implement approaches to integrating extant genotype and phenotype data for the purpose of conducting and disseminating Consortium-wide PRS analyses.
… Ramsay, Bamidele Tayo Polygenic Risk Score (PRS) Methods and Analysis for Populations of Diverse Ancestry — Study … David Conti*, John Witte Leveraging Diversity in Cancer Epidemiology Cohorts and Novel Methods to Improve Polygenic Risk Scores … (PRIMED) Consortium will work together to develop and implement approaches to integrating extant genotype 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
… Report: Using Population Descriptors in Genetics and Genomics Research  In response to a request from the … information has become far more accessible, and research using human genetic data has grown exponentially over the … range of investigators across disciplines, who often use population descriptors inconsistently and/or inappropriately …
Educational Resources
Population genomics is the application of genomic technologies to understand populations of organisms.
… Population Genomics … Population genomics is the application of genomic technologies to … Population genomics is the large-scale application of genomic … research can be used to study human ancestry, migrations and health. … Population genomics is the application of genomic …
The Genomics Landscape
In May 4, 2023 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director, Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., details a report released by the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, that provided a series of recommendations for using population descriptors in future genetics and genomics studies.
… anniversary of the completion of the Human Genome Project, and the 20th anniversary of National DNA Day. To commemorate … 25, that highlighted relevant and interesting topics in genomics and concluded with the annual Louise M. Slaughter … international collaboration involving over 150 researchers using comparative genomics to understand the genomes of over …
Event
On November 16-17, 2023, the National Human Genome Institute will co-sponsor a workshop, Advances in the Genetic Architecture of Complex Human Traits, to take a historically grounded and forward-looking approach towards dissecting the genetic architecture of complex traits in humans.
… Session 1 – Cells, Tissues, and Organs As we continue to catalog cell types and cell … theory inform our understanding of how and why the genetic architecture of molecular level traits differ from organismal … Over the last two decades, however, technology has enabled population-based association studies with cohorts reaching …