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Table 1 HGDP Diversity Panel: Classes of Secondary Research Use

From: Secondary uses and the governance of de-identified data: Lessons from the human genome diversity panel

Class

Type

Kind

Number

Examples

Analysis

Population Genetic

Characterize Population Variation

48

candidate genes (alcoholism, Parkinson's disease)

    

geography (global or regional)

    

types of genetic markers (STRs, CNVs)

  

Infer Human Evolutionary History and/or Ancestry

36

correlation with environment or language

    

identification of ancestry informative markers

    

patterns of linkage disequilibrium

  

Infer Effects of Natural Selection

29

genome-wide investigation

    

behavioral characteristics (schizophrenia, depression)

    

physical characteristics (skin color, brain size)

 

Medical Genetic

Control Samples for Disease Gene Studies

17

cleft lip and palate

    

heroin addiction

    

vertebral malformations

Methods

Algorithm Development

 

14

genetic ancestry estimation

    

population structure detection

 

Molecular Assay

 

4

multiplex assay development