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... DNA deoxyribonucleic acid, a molecule that encodes genetic instructions EGAPP Evaluation of Genomic Applications in Practice and Prevention Initiative Working Group eMERGE electronic MEdical Records and GEnomics Network GENEVA Gene Environment Association Studies consortium 73
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... 74 ISSUES IN RETURNING INDIVIDUAL RESULTS FROM GENOME RESEARCH GIFs genetic incidental findings GWAS genome-wide association study that examines many common genetic variants in different individuals to see if any variant is associated with a trait HapMap the International HapMap Project is a multicountry effort to identify and catalog genetic similarities and differences in human beings HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus, a slowly replicating retrovirus that causes the acquired immune deficiency syndrome HRS Health and Retirement Study IOM Institute of Medicine IRB institutional review board NCHS National Center for Health Statistics NCS National Children's Study NHANES National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey NHGRI National Human Genome Research Institute NIH National Institutes of Health NRC National Research Council NSHAP National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project PEER Genetic Alliance's Platform for Engaging Everyone Responsibly PRIM&R Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research consortium SNPs single nucleotide polymorphisms, the most common type of genetic variation among people. WLS Wisconsin Longitudinal Study
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