About Indigene Study
Welcome to Indigenous Linguistic and Cultural Concepts of Heritability and Comprehension of Genomics Research in Nigeria (Indigene Study)
What is Indigene Study?
The Indigenous Linguistic and Cultural Concepts of Heritability and Comprehension of Genomics Research in Nigeria (INDIGENE) study is an NHGRI funded research exploring linguistic and cultural concepts used to describe heritability of traits and diseases by indigenous Yoruba in Nigeria. Learn more
Methodology
The concepts and words that they use can be integrated into informed consent process to enhance comprehension of informed consent in genomics research.
Our methodology can be replicated in other groups and populations to identify similar words, phrases, idioms and proverbs for the enhancement of informed consent in genomics research in those populations.
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Indigene Study across different locations
Photo Gallery - Cross section of some Focus Group Discussion (FGD) participants in Indigene Study
Supported by
The Indigene Project is funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Grant No. U01HG007654 and is one of the Human Heredity and Health in Africa (H3Africa) Consortium projects. We thank all team members who worked on the Indigene Project.
