| Literature DB >> 30901543 |
Giorgio Sirugo1, Scott M Williams2, Sarah A Tishkoff3.
Abstract
The majority of studies of genetic association with disease have been performed in Europeans. This European bias has important implications for risk prediction of diseases across global populations. In this commentary, we justify the need to study more diverse populations using both empirical examples and theoretical reasoning.Entities:
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Year: 2019 PMID: 30901543 PMCID: PMC7380073 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2019.02.048
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell ISSN: 0092-8674 Impact factor: 41.582