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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.
… syndrome to the Atlas of Human Malformation Syndromes in Diverse Populations. … By adding highly accurate images and clinical information of diverse people with Williams-Beuren Syndrome to the atlas , …
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NHGRI researchers collaborated with physicians and medical geneticists worldwide to create the Atlas of Human Malformation Syndromes in Diverse Populations.
… to create the Atlas of Human Malformation Syndromes in Diverse Populations. Health care providers can use the new atlas to diagnose diverse patients with inherited diseases by comparing …
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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.
… be built on vast troves of genomic information, but diverse populations are still underrepresented in public genomic … Health and Partners Healthcare/Harvard Medical School.* … Diverse Groups Underrepresented in Genomic Databases They …
Educational Resources
A gene pool is the total genetic diversity found within a population or a species.
… Inbreeding contributes to a smaller gene pool, making populations or species less able to adapt and survive when …
Research Funding
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.
… Tayo Polygenic Risk Score (PRS) Methods and Analysis for Populations of Diverse Ancestry — Study Sites University of Southern … and Transferability of Polygenic Scores Across Diverse Populations: A Focus on South Asians Mayo Clinic, …
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NIH-funded research highlights need for diversity in study populations, creates a comprehensive genomic toolkit for scientists
… NIH-funded research highlights need for diversity in study populations, creates a comprehensive genomic toolkit for … II diabetes, cigarette use and chronic kidney disease in diverse populations. The team collected data from 49,839 … the PAGE study underscores the value of studying diverse populations, because only with a full understanding …
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 … Research  Inclusion and Engagement of Underrepresented Populations in Genomics  Genomics and Health Disparities …
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NIH will fund grants totaling $38 million over five years to develop methods that will improve the way that polygenic risk scores can be used to predict disease in diverse communities.
… polygenic risk scores can be used to predict disease in diverse communities. Polygenic risk scores, often referred to … were developed using data from mostly European ancestry populations, are not effective when used in diverse populations. The new consortium, called PRIMED , will …
Training, Diversity and Health Equity Office (TiDHE)
The Diversity Centers for Genome Research Consortium aims to support the development of innovative genomic research projects through infrastructure building and the formation of interdisciplinary research teams at Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), institutions with a documented record and/or historical and current mission of recruiting, educating, training and graduating students from any of the populations identified as underrepresented in biomedical research.
… training and graduating students from any of the populations identified as underrepresented in biomedical … training and graduating students from any of the populations identified as underrepresented in biomedical … training and graduating students from any of the populations identified as underrepresented in biomedical …
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. … Gene, Genome, Genetic Variation, … 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. … Educational Resources …