Massive underrepresentation of Arabs in genomic studies of common disease.
Genome medicine
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| Abstract | Arabs represent 5% of the world population and have a high prevalence of common disease, yet remain greatly underrepresented in genome-wide association studies, where only 1 in 600 individuals are Arab. We highlight the persistent and unaddressed underrepresentation of Arabs in genomic databases and discuss its impact on public health genomics and missed opportunities for biological discovery. |
| Year of Publication | 2023
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| Journal | Genome medicine
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| Volume | 15
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| Issue | 1
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| Pages | 99
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| Date Published | 11/2023
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| ISSN | 1756-994X
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| DOI | 10.1186/s13073-023-01254-8
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| PubMed ID | 37993966
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