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American Indian Health Web Site - An information portal to issues affecting the health and well-being of American Indians. (National Library of Medicine)
http://americanindianhealth.nlm.nih.gov/
HIV Infection in Minority Populations - An overview of HIV infection in minority populations. (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/HIVAIDS/Understanding/Population%20Specifi
c%20Information/Pages/minorityPopulations.aspx
HIV Infection in Women - Fact sheet that explores how the number of women with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) infection and AIDS has been increasing steadily worldwide. (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/HIVAIDS/Understanding/Population%20Specifi
c%20Information/Pages/womenHiv.aspx
Human Genetic Variation Fact Sheet - This educational brochure explains in question-and-answer format why genetics researchers sometimes study identified populations to find links between genes and diseases. (Publication No. 01-5021, 8 pages) (National Institute of General Medical Sciences)
http://www.nigms.nih.gov/Publications/Factsheet_GeneticVariation.htm
If You Knew the Conditions ... Health Care to Native Americans (Exhibit) - An online exhibit that focuses on the administration of health care to Native American recipients by the U.S. Government. (National Library of Medicine)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/if_you_knew/if_you_knew_01.html
Learning About Sickle Cell Disease - Fact sheet about sickle cell disease - the most common inherited blood disorder in the United States. (National Human Genome Research Institute)
http://www.genome.gov/10001219
Population Groups (MEDLINE plus) - Carefully selected links to Web resources and the latest, authoritative health information related to population groups. (National Library of Medicine)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/populationgroups.html
Questions and Answers About Estimating Cancer Risk in Ashkenazi Jews Who Carry a Specific Mutation in Gene Previously Associated with Colon Cancer - A fact sheet that describes research to determine whether Ashkenazi Jews having a specific mutation in the APC (adenomatous polyposis coli) gene have an increased risk of cancer. (National Cancer Institute)
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Ashkenazi-estimating-risk-col
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