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Howard University to launch DNA bank studying illnesses in blacks
Howard University aims to create the nation’s largest DNA bank of about 25,000 black Americans to hunt genes tied to diseases that disproportionately affect blacks. The project, not yet funded, would partner with First Genetic Trust Inc. and focus on conditions like asthma high blood pressure prostate cancer and obesity among minority patients while addressing historical distrust in research.
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