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Lack Of Diversity In Genomic Databases Is A Barrier To Translating Precision Medicine Research Into Practice.
Health affairs (Project Hope) - 1 May 2018
Landry Latrice G, Ali Nadya, Williams David R, Rehm Heidi L, Bonham Vence L
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Precision medicine is predicted to revolutionize the clinical practice of medicine, in part by using molecular biomarkers to assess patients' risk, prognosis, and therapeutic response more precisely. However, reliance on biomarkers could present challenges for diverse populations that are not equitably represented in precision medicine research. We examined the populations included in genomic studies whose data...
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