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. 2021 Jan 15;2(1):19-20.
doi: 10.1016/j.medj.2020.12.019.

Embracing African Genetic Diversity

Scott M Williams  1 , Giorgio Sirugo  2 , Sarah A Tishkoff  3
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Embracing African Genetic Diversity

Scott M Williams et al. Med. .
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Williams, Sirugo, and Tishkoff discuss the recent article by Choudhury et al.1 reporting the whole-genome sequencing of 426 sub-Saharan African individuals and its contribution to the study of genetic diversity to understand human evolutionary history and health.

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  • High-depth African genomes inform human migration and health.
    Choudhury A, Aron S, Botigué LR, Sengupta D, Botha G, Bensellak T, Wells G, Kumuthini J, Shriner D, Fakim YJ, Ghoorah AW, Dareng E, Odia T, Falola O, Adebiyi E, Hazelhurst S, Mazandu G, Nyangiri OA, Mbiyavanga M, Benkahla A, Kassim SK, Mulder N, Adebamowo SN, Chimusa ER, Muzny D, Metcalf G, Gibbs RA; TrypanoGEN Research Group; Rotimi C, Ramsay M; H3Africa Consortium; Adeyemo AA, Lombard Z, Hanchard NA. Choudhury A, et al. Nature. 2020 Oct;586(7831):741-748. doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-2859-7. Epub 2020 Oct 28. Nature. 2020. PMID: 33116287 Free PMC article.

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