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Variance in disease risk: rural populations and genetic diversity.
Genome - 1 Jul 2016
Jenkins W D, Lipka A E, Fogleman A J, Delfino K R, Malhi R S, Hendricks B
Abstract excerpt
Over 19% of the US population resides in rural areas, where studies of disease risk and disease outcomes are difficult to assess due to smaller populations and lower incidence. While some studies suggest rural disparities for different chronic diseases, the data are inconsistent across geography and definitions of rurality. We reviewed the literature to examine if local variations in population genomic diversity...
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