One goal of genomic medicine is to uncover an individual's genetic risk for disease, which
generally requires data connecting genotype to phenotype, as done in genome-wide …

Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) aim to identify common genetic variants that are
associated with traits and diseases. Since 2005, more than 5,000 GWAS have been …

Background There is a high prevalence of hypertension and related cardiovascular
diseases in sub-Saharan Africa, yet few large studies exploring hypertension in Africa are …

The convergence of two rapidly developing technologies-high-throughput genotyping and
electronic health records (EHRs)-gives scientists an unprecedented opportunity to utilize …

Africa, the ancestral home of all modern humans, is the most informative continent for
understanding the human genome and its contribution to complex disease. To better …

Background Hypertension has become an important public health concern in the developing
world owing to rising prevalence and its adverse impact on ailing health systems. Despite …

Despite recent biomedical breakthroughs and large genomic studies growing momentum,
the Middle Eastern population, home to over 400 million people, is underrepresented in the …

Similarity between two individuals in the combination of genetic markers along their
chromosomes indicates shared ancestry and can be used to identify historical connections …

The machine learning (ML) paradigm has gained much popularity today. Its algorithmic
models are employed in every field, such as natural language processing, pattern …

There is an alarming tide of cardiovascular and metabolic disease (CMD) sweeping across
Africa. This may be a result of an increasingly urbanized lifestyle characterized by the …