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Comment
. 2013 Sep;11(9):e1001660.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001660. Epub 2013 Sep 17.

Deep genealogy and the dilution of risk

Roland G Roberts  1
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Deep genealogy and the dilution of risk

Roland G Roberts. PLoS Biol. 2013 Sep.
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Most genetic studies of common diseases have been performed in populations with European ancestry; the genetic effects that they identify are progressively diluted in people from other continents.
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