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The
molecular
genetics
research
interests
are in
human
population
genetics,
anthropological
genetics,
immunogenetics,
and the
genetics
of complex
diseases.
Ultimate
goals
surround
elucidating
questions
of human
variation,
the evolutionary
history
of genes
within
populations
and how
these
gene histories
are
involved
in the
etiology
of complex
diseases.
While
the laboratory's
research
goals
have shared
consequences
for all
humanity,
specific
interests
focus
on populations
of African
ancestry.
Operational
Objectives:
-
Develop
a SNP
database
for
mapping
functional
mutations
linked
to diseases
common
in African
peoples.
- Utilization
of evolutionary
history
of candidate
genes
to identify
polymorphisms
that
are
associated
with
diseases.
- Exploit
the
linkage
disquilibrium
generated
by admixture
in the
African
American
population
for
gene
mapping
The
Molecular
Genetics
Unit includes
the following
staff
members:
- Jackson,
Chazeman
-
McLauchlin,
April
-
Wilson,
Bradford
-
Abbas,Muneer
-
Arrey,
Benedict
-
Quartey,
Ruth
I
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Ayres,
Jolene
-
Santi-Ricks,
Luisel
-
Kwabi-Addo,
Bernard
-
Faruque,Mezbah
-
Mason,
Tshela
-
McKie,
Niya
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