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ReviewHuman genetics2020

Minding the gap in HIV host genetics: opportunities and challenges.

Shanelle N Gingras, David Tang, Jeffrey Tuff, Paul J McLaren

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Review in Human genetics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Shanelle N GingrasJC Wilt Infectious Diseases Research Centre, National HIV and Retrovirology Lab, National Microbiology Laboratories, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Canada. gingrass@myumanitoba.ca.
David TangJC Wilt Infectious Diseases Research Centre, National HIV and Retrovirology Lab, National Microbiology Laboratories, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Canada.
Jeffrey TuffJC Wilt Infectious Diseases Research Centre, National HIV and Retrovirology Lab, National Microbiology Laboratories, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Canada.
Paul J McLarenJC Wilt Infectious Diseases Research Centre, National HIV and Retrovirology Lab, National Microbiology Laboratories, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6019-7018

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have been successful in identifying and confirming novel genetic variants that are associated with diverse HIV phenotypes. However, these studies have predominantly focused on European cohorts. HLA molecules have been consistently associated with HIV outcomes, some of which have been found to be population specific, underscoring the need for diversity in GWAS. Recently, there has been a concerted effort to address this gap that leads to health care (disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment) disparities with marginal improvement. As precision medicine becomes more utilized, non-European individuals will be more and more disadvantaged, as the genetic variants identified in genomic research based on European populations may not accurately reflect that of non-European individuals. Leveraging pre-existing, large, multiethnic cohorts, such as the UK Biobank, 23andMe, and the National Institute of Health's All of Us Research Program, can contribute in raising genomic research in non-European populations and ultimately lead to better health outcomes.

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Genetic MarkersGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenetics, PopulationHuman GeneticsPolymorphism, Single NucleotideGenome-Wide Association StudyHIVHIV InfectionsHumansGenetic Markers

Identifiers

PMID32409920
PMCPMC7272494

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