Na veika e kune ena itukutuku ni yagoda ena yaga vei keda kece

Na sala era veiqaravi kina na vuniwai sa na veisau. Na nomu DNA ena veivuke mera kila, vakavinakataka, qai raica rawa na veika ena rawa ni yacovi iko ena veigauna se bera mai. Qo e dua na tabana sa toso totolo sara tiko, lakolako sa na tiki ni veiqaravi raraba e vakayacori vei keda.

Ena gauna qo, e milioni na lewe i Ositerelia era na rairai calata na veiveisau qori ena toso ni tabana ni bula. Qo e baleta ni levu na itikotiko, dukaikai e Ositerelia e sega ni levu na kedra itukutuku a maroroi tu mera rawa ni dikevi kina vei ira na vuniwa kei ira na daunivakadidike na kedra ituvaki kei na iwali ni kedra mate.

 

Vakatorocaketaki ni iyaragi eso ni dikevi ni keda itukutuku

Na OurDNA e cakacaka vata kei ira na vei tikotiko nodra kila na veika me baleti ira na muri mai kei na veitabana ni veiqaravi e caka vei ira. Keimami cakacaka vata kei ira na vei tabana ni soqosoqo, ira na veiliutaki kei ira na itikotiko era matataka.

Na itukutuku e yaga ena vakatorocaketaki ni kila vakavuniwai vei ira kece e Ositerelia - vei keda, noda vuvale kei na itikotiko.

 

 

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Mo sikova e dau na valenibula e tauri dra keitou cakacka vata se tiko ena dua na soqo ni OurDNA mo cautaka kina e dua na iwase lailai ni nomu dra.

Ciqoma na itukutuku vovou

YoO rawa ni vakatulewataka me vakau yani vei iko na veitukutuku vovou, veika sa rawati, kei na yaga ni nomu vakaitavi.

 

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Veivuke ena sasaga e yaga na veigauna mai liu

O ira na cakacaka vata kei keitou era sa vakarautaka tiko eso na ituvatuva ni veivakararamataki mera kila na yaga ni vei qo. E kena ibalebale me na tuvanaki na veivosaki kei ira na duidui ikotiko me kilai kina na sala vinaka duadua me caka kina na veitaratara vei ira, veivosaki kei ira, se sureti ira mera vakaitavi ena OurDNA.

Nida vakayacora vata na saga keitou nuitaka nira na mai vakaitavi tale ga e vica na udolu na duikaikai e Ositerilia ena OurDNA ena vuku ni veivakatorocaketaki ni veika vakavuniwai.

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Ira era na vakaitavi tale ga:
Sudanese,
South Sudanese

 Keitou cakacaka vata kei ira na vuniwai kei ira na daunivakadidike me keitou kila se o ira duikaikai cava soti ena yaga vakalevu vei ira ni tiko o ira na matataki ira ena vakayacori ni vakadidike ni kawa. Ia keimami na sega cegu ikeri! Ena toso na gauna keitou na vinakata me vakarabailevutaka na neitou veiqaravi mera okati eso tale ena vakadidike e Ositerelia taucoko.

Veitaratara mai
Upcoming community EOI

Are you part of one of our communities of focus? Are you interested in learning about and helping the OurDNA program to advance medical research that might benefit your community members? Please let us know by filling in this form. A member of the team will be in contact with you soon.

 

Na domomuni

"When I did co-design with OurDNA, it took a long time because they were building up trust so that we as community and as donors see the benefits for ourselves and our families. That's what makes this research unique."

Mila Cichello, Key Partner

Lewena na Filipino iTikotiko

Raica na ka kece e tukuni

"The good thing with OurDNA is they're here to learn more about the common and the unknown diseases, especially for Filipino communities."

Niel Tequin, Founder of Filipino Ballers Club

Lewena na Filipino iTikotiko

Raica na ka kece e tukuni

"Personally, I'm from a medical background so I see the benefits of genetic research and how it's under utilised in the Australian Vietnamese population. This is why I was very keen to get involved with OurDNA from the outset."

Bill Tran, Key Partner

Lewena na Vietnamese iTikotiko

Raica na ka kece e tukuni

"We decided to work with OurDNA because we really believe in what they're doing. It's good for the community, not just for now but for future generations. It’s been an incredibly fun and exciting partnership."

Thao Ha, Key Partner

Lewena na Vietnamese iTikotiko

Raica na ka kece e tukuni

Mo kila na veika sa cakava tiko na OurDNA 

Mo kila na veika vovou, italanoa ni veika e yaco kei na itukutuku ni soqo ena vakayacori.

E tiko e dua nomu taro?

Kevaka o sega ni raica na ka o vaqara tiko, veitaratara mai vei keitou.

OurDNA is a flagship project of the Centre for Population Genomics. The Centre is set up to:

  • Include under-represented communities in genomic research;
  • Explore the function and health relevance of human genes; and
  • Improve the diagnosis and treatment of genetic diseases. 

The Centre is a not-for-profit joint initiative from two of Australia’s leading research institutes: the Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Sydney and the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute in Melbourne.

E cakacaka vata tiko kei na veitikotiko na OurDNA me rawa nira okati eso na yatukawa e sega ni laurai ena buturara ni vakadidike na veika me baleti ira. Keimami cakacaka vata kei ira na vei tabana ni soqosoqo, ira na veiliutaki kei ira na itikotiko era matataka.

Na veika e vauca na vakadidike ni genetic ni OurDNA ena yaga vei ira e Ositerelia era na muri mai vakauasivi ena vakadidike vakavuniwai. Mo wilika eke e levu tale na ka keitou cakava tiko.

OurDNA is building genetic resources that include multicultural communities to help ensure everyone can benefit from advancements in medical research. This includes:

  • OurDNA Browser: a searchable, public database of summary data on genetic variation
  • OurDNA Data: a secure bank of biological and health information for future medical research
  • OurDNA Samples: a secure bank of blood samples that have been donated for future medical research

For more information on the resources being built, visit this page.

Na OurDNA e vakailavotaka:

  • O koya sara ga na rua na vanua e cicivaka na Centre for Population Genomics’: Garvan Institute of Medical Research kei Murdoch Children’s Research Institute
  • Ira era cau mai ena sasaga qo
  • E vakarautaka tale ga na Australian Government’s Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) na veivuke vakailavo se grant 2015969 (CIA Daniel MacArthur; 2022-2027) mai na Genomics Health Futures Mission kei na National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) investigator grant 2009982 (CIA Daniel MacArthur; 2022-2026). Na lewe ni veika e tabaki qo e nona sara ga o koya e vola qai sega ni vakamacalataka tiko ga na rai ni Matanitu o Ositerelia se Commonwealth se na NHMRC.
  • Na porokaramu ni OurDNA e tokona tale ga na sasaga ni Google’s Digital Future Initiative. Mo wilika e levu tale na ka e vauca na tikina qo eke.

OurDNA is currently funded until the end of 2027. It is our intention to continue our work until all Australian communities are represented and for the OurDNA database and sample bank to be available for as long as possible for researchers. 

At the moment, Australians from the following ancestry groups are under represented or entirely missing in genetic resources:

  • East African (e.g., Ethiopian, Ghanaian, Kenyan, Mauritian, Somali, South Sudanese, and Sudanese)
  • North African and Middle Eastern (e.g., Assyrian, Chaldean, Egyptian, Iranian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Lebanese, Palestinian, Syrian, and Turkish)
  • Oceanian (e.g., Fijian, Papua New Guinean, Samoan, and Tongan)
  • South-East Asian (e.g., Cambodian, Filipino, Indonesian, Malay, Thai, and Vietnamese)

Australian doctors have also told us that it is hard to find information about these ancestry groups in the resources and databases they use to diagnose genetic and health conditions. 

OurDNA is working to engage with the communities underrepresented in genetic resources. Visit this page to check which communities we are actively working with.

DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) can be found in every part of the body, including blood and saliva. DNA contains a person’s genetic instructions, mostly in sections called genes.

A gene is a section of DNA that contains instructions for a person’s body to develop, grow and work. Differences in genes can help to explain how people look and how their bodies work.

Genetic information contains the instructions that are used by people’s bodies to develop, grow and work. Differences or variants in genetic information can affect health. People share some of their genetic information with their blood relatives, including parents and grandparents, brothers and sisters, and children. 

All of a person's genes or genetic information is called a genome.

Genetic or genomic medicine uses the information in your DNA to diagnose or predict health conditions and guide their treatment or prevention.