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Sequencing and health data resource of children of African ancestry.
Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics - 1 Mar 2026
Kottyan Leah C, Richards Scott, Tracy Morgan E, Lawson Lucinda P, Kottyan Isabelle C, Curwin Annika, Cobb Beth, Esslinger Steve, Gerwe Margaret, Morgan James, Chandel Alka, Travitz Leksi, Huang Yongbo, Black Catherine, Sobowale Agboade, Akintobi Tinuke, Mitchell Monica J, Beck Andrew F, Unaka Ndidi, Seid Michael, Fairbanks Sonja, Adams Michelle, Mersha Tesfaye B, Namjou Bahram, Pauciulo Michael W, Strawn Jeffrey R, Ammerman Robert T, Santel Daniel, Pestian John, Glauser Tracy, Prows Cynthia A, Martin Lisa J, Muglia Louis, Harley John B, Chepelev Iouri, Kaufman Kenneth M
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PURPOSE: Individuals who self-report as Black or African American are historically underrepresented in genome-wide studies of disease risk, a disparity particularly evident in pediatric disease research. To address this gap, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC) established a biorepository and developed a comprehensive DNA sequencing resource including 15,684 individuals who self-identified as...
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