ArticleWellcome open research2018
Importance of human demographic history knowledge in genetic studies involving multi-ethnic cohorts.
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- Operationalizing language-based population stratification for widening access to precision genomics in Africa.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- COVID-19 risk factors: The curious case of Africa's governance and preparedness.Scientific African · 2021Article
- Kenya's response to the COVID-19 pandemic: a balance between minimising morbidity and adverse economic impact.AAS open research · 2021Article
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Abstract
Paucity of data from African populations due to under-representation in human genetic studies has impeded detailed understanding of the heritable human genome variation. This is despite the fact that Africa has sizeable genetic, cultural and linguistic diversity. There are renewed efforts to understand health problems relevant to African populations using more comprehensive datasets, and by improving expertise in health-related genomics among African scientists. We emphasise that careful consideration of the sampled populations from national and within-continental cohorts in large multi-ethnic genetic research efforts is required to maximise the prospects of identifying and fine-mapping novel risk variants in indigenous populations. We caution that human demographic history should be taken into consideration in such prospective genetic-association studies.
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