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Comment
. 2016 Oct 13;538(7624):161-164.
doi: 10.1038/538161a.

Genomics is failing on diversity

Alice B Popejoy  1 , Stephanie M Fullerton  2
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Genomics is failing on diversity

Alice B Popejoy et al. Nature. .
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Certain drugs may be less effective, or even unsafe, in some populations because of genetic differences.
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A study of Greenlandic Inuits revealed a previously missed genetic variant associated with height.
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