Precision medicine is being enabled in high-income countries by the growing availability of
health data, increasing knowledge of the genetic determinants of disease and variation in …

To embrace the prospects of accurately diagnosing thousands of monogenic conditions,
predicting disease risks for complex traits or diseases, tailoring treatment to individuals' …

Since the first sequencing of the human genome, associated sequencing costs have
dramatically lowered, leading to an explosion of genomic data. This valuable data should in …

Following the publication of the first human genome, OMICs research, including genomics,
transcriptomics, proteomics, and metagenomics, has been on the rise. OMICs studies …

Background: In the last decade, Low-and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) have set up
Biobanks to collect human biological materials and associated data for genomic research …

Brain banks are biorepositories of central nervous system (CNS) tissue including fixed and
frozen whole brains, brain biopsies and spinal cord, as well as body fluids comprising the …

Infectious diseases continue to be a major burden of disease globally. According to the
Global Burden of Disease Study 2015, although the epidemic of human immunodeficiency …

Africa was previously insufficiently represented in the emerging discipline of biobanking
despite commendable early efforts. However, with the Human, Heredity, and Health in Africa …

The ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI) of emerging neurobiobanks and data
resources are unclear in an African scientific landscape with unique cultural, linguistic, and …

The Caribbean has long been an under-represented geographical region in the field of
genomics research. Such under-representation may result in Caribbean people being …