Cell
Volume 177, Issue 1, 21 March 2019, Pages 26-31
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The Missing Diversity in Human Genetic Studies

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The majority of studies of genetic association with disease have been performed in Europeans. This European bias has important implications for risk prediction of diseases across global populations. In this commentary, we justify the need to study more diverse populations using both empirical examples and theoretical reasoning.

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All three authors contributed equally