Tekola-Ayele, Fasil
Workalemahu, Tsegaselassie
Amare, Azmeraw T.
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Article History
Received: 27 November 2017
Accepted: 25 April 2018
First Online: 24 May 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The 1000 Genomes Project data analyzed in the present study were generated from volunteer donors who gave broad consent for their DNA to be analyzed and open, public release of their de-identified genetic data in public databases. The 1000 Genome Samples and Ethical, Legal and Social Implications group confirmed that the samples met the consent criteria established by the project. The NIH Office of Human Subjects Research Program granted the study an exemption from review by an institutional review board (Office of Human Subjects Research Protections reference 18-NICHD-00389) per 45 CFR 46. The study conformed to NIH policy on the use of specimens and data.
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