Healthcare Innovation December 10, 2020
Since All of Us opened enrollment nationwide in 2018, more than 270,000 people have contributed biosamples and more than 80 percent come from communities that are historically underrepresented in biomedical research
The National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) All of Us Research Program has begun to return genetic results to participants who have donated biosamples for research.
Officials say that this reflects the program’s priority to give back information to its research volunteers. Initially, participants can choose to receive information about their genetic ancestry and traits, with health-related results available at a later date.
The All of Us Research Program is working to build a diverse community of 1 million or more participant partners across the U.S. to help researchers...