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University of Maryland Department of Anthropology
Genomic Models Research Group
University of Maryland
 The Genomic Models Research Group is a collection of undergraduate and graduate biological anthropology students working under Dr. Fatimah Jackson through the Department of Anthropology.  We are researching hypertension and stroke in the Carolina Coast region and exploring its possible ancestral connection to West Central Africa, and simultaneously exploring incidence of breast cancer in the Chesapeake Bay Region and its possible ancestral connections to the Bight of Bonny Region of West Africa.  

Our goal is to layer geographic and health histories with genetic histories to aide in the study of genetic variation in our region as it relates to breast cancer and hypertension.  On Maryland Day, 2009 we are collecting cheek cell samples and surveying participants about their geographic and health histories.  All information is collected anonymously.  Each participant will then be given a random number that corresponds with the status of their sample in the table below.  
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ID Number a1b1 a1b2 a1b3 a1b4 a1b5
a2b1 a2b2 a2b3 a2b4 a2b5
a3b1 a3b2 a3b3 a3b4 a3b5
a4b1 a4b2 a4b3 a4b4 a4b5
a5b1 a5b2 a5b3 a5b4 a5b5