The genomic landscape of African populations in health and disease

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 26, Issue R2, 2017, Pages R225-R236

  Rotimi, Charles N ^a   Bentley, Amy R ^a   Doumatey, Ayo P ^a   Chen, Guanjie ^a   Shriner, Daniel ^a   Adeyemo, Adebowale ^a  

^a NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIPID;

AFRICAN; AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS; ANCESTRY GROUP; BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASES; ETHNIC GROUP; GENE LOCUS; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN GENOME; HYPERTENSION; INFLAMMATION; LASSA FEVER; LASSA VIRUS; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PHARMACOGENOMICS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURVIVAL; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI RHODESIENSE; ALLELE; BLACK PERSON; EVOLUTION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS; GENOMICS; HEALTH; PHARMACOGENETICS; POPULATION GENETICS; PROCEDURES; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ALLELES; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; DISEASE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOME, HUMAN; GENOMICS; HAPLOTYPES; HEALTH; HUMANS; PHARMACOGENETICS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

EID: 85030658930     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: 14602083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddx253     Document Type: Review

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