NIH Seeks Post-Katrina Human Test Subjects for Genetic Study

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NIH Seeks Post-Katrina Human Test Subjects for Genetic Study

by Steve Peacock Friday, Mar. 17, 2006 at 1:12 AM

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http://neworleans.indymedia.org/news/2006/03/7260.php

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has found a bright spot in

the post-Hurricane Katrina environment around New Orleans: now that

so many citizens suffer from chronic airway problems, NIH says it's

prime time to assess the role of genetics in human resistance -- or

susceptibility -- to lung disease.

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Determining that potential connection will require the extraction of

genetic information " from a diverse study group, " NIH said in a

March 13 planning document obtained by ThePeacockReport.com. It

specifically listed " women, persons from lower socioeconomic

backgrounds of particular ethnic or racial groups, [and] older and

hard-to-reach groups. " (To read the full text of this report, as

well as to access links to source documents, visit

http://ThePeacockReport.com).

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