Prioritizing diversity in human genomics research

Nature Reviews Genetics

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 175-185

  Hindorff, Lucia A ^a   Bonham, Vence L ^a   Brody, Lawrence C ^a   Ginoza, Margaret E C ^a   Hutter, Carolyn M ^a   Manolio, Teri A ^a   Green, Eric D ^a  

^a NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FUNDING; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; GENOMICS; HAPLOTYPE MAP; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; HUMAN GENOME; HUMAN GENOME PROJECT; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMAN GENETICS; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; PROCEDURES;

GENETIC VARIATION; GENOME, HUMAN; GENOMICS; HUMAN GENETICS; HUMANS; PRECISION MEDICINE;

EID: 85042057328     PISSN: 14710056     EISSN: 14710064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrg.2017.89     Document Type: Review

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