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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. … will better recognize and diagnose the rare disease in non-Europeans and deliver critical, early interventions … National Health System, and published their results in the May 2018 issue of the American Journal of Medical …
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NHGRI researchers collaborated with physicians and medical geneticists worldwide to create the Atlas of Human Malformation Syndromes in Diverse Populations.
… world to create the Atlas of Human Malformation Syndromes in Diverse Populations. Health care providers can use the new … does not represent the characteristics of these diseases in patients from other parts of the world. The free … and deputy director of the NIH Center for Research on Genomics and Global Health. "This project was born out of a …
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.
… Southern California** David Conti*, John Witte Leveraging Diversity in Cancer Epidemiology Cohorts and Novel Methods to Improve … Iftikhar Kullo*, Daniel Schaid Polygenic Risk of Disease in Populations of Diverse Ancestry UNC-Chapel Hill Yun Li*, … Members of the Polygenic RIsk MEthods in Diverse populations (PRIMED) Consortium will work together …
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In a large-scale study of people from diverse ancestries, researchers narrowed down the number of genomic variants that are strongly associated with blood lipid levels and generated a polygenic risk score to predict elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, a major risk factor for heart disease.
… In a large-scale study of people from diverse ancestries, … major risk factor for heart disease. The study, published in the journal Nature , was led by the Global Lipids … risk for such diseases.” Since the field’s inception, the genomics community has performed over 6,000 studies looking …
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An international team of researchers including NIH has completed the first comprehensive characterization of genomic diversity across sub-Saharan Africa.
… the first comprehensive characterization of genomic diversity across sub-Saharan Africa. The region is the most genetically diverse in the world, yet few studies have looked into genomic risk factors for disease in Africa. … that makes each individual unique. "The rich genomic diversity in sub-Saharan African populations can offer new …
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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.
… but diverse populations are still underrepresented in public genomic databases, according to a new study by … Diverse Groups Underrepresented in Genomic Databases They found significantly fewer studies … specify inclusion standards or justification for lack of diversity as a requirement for publication. Implementation of …
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La hibridación in situ es una técnica de laboratorio empleada para localizar una secuencia de ADN o ARN en una muestra biológica.
… Hibridación in situ … La hibridación in situ es una técnica de laboratorio empleada para localizar … La hibridación in situ es una técnica de laboratorio empleada para localizar … La hibridación in situ es una técnica de laboratorio empleada para localizar …
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NHGRI researchers and their collaborators, have successfully used facial analysis software to diagnose Noonan syndrome in Africans, Asians and Latin Americans.
… used facial analysis software to diagnose Noonan syndrome in Africans, Asians and Latin Americans. They announced their findings in the September 2017 issue of the American Journal of … Syndrome is relatively common -- affecting between 1 in 1,000 to 1 in 2,500 children -- few studies have been …
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NIH researchers and collaborators have found that that sickle cell trait is prevalent among diverse human populations.
… backgrounds with sickle cell trait. The study, published in Blood Advances , was led by researchers at National Human … as Black or African American. While sickle cell trait in the United States is most prevalent in individuals who self-identify as Black or African …
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A gene pool is the total genetic diversity found within a population or a species.
… A gene pool is the total genetic diversity found within a population or a species. … Genetic Diversity, Genes, Extinction, Population Genetics … combination of all the genes (including alleles) present in a reproducing population or species. A large gene pool has extensive genomic diversity and is better able to withstand environmental …