The case for more diversity in studies of genetic association with disease

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Sarah A. Tishkoff (U Penn) et al. argue for the need to have more diverse populations in studies of genetic association with disease. Most studies of this type have focused on Europeans, they said, adding that “this European bias has important implications for risk prediction of diseases across global populations.”

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Sarah Tishkoff

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