[HTML][HTML] The Brazilian Initiative on Precision Medicine (BIPMed): fostering genomic data-sharing of underrepresented populations

CS Rocha, R Secolin, MR Rodrigues… - NPJ genomic …, 2020 - nature.com
The development of precision medicine strategies requires prior knowledge of the genetic
background of the target population. However, despite the availability of data from admixed …

Lack of diversity in genomic databases is a barrier to translating precision medicine research into practice

LG Landry, N Ali, DR Williams, HL Rehm… - Health Affairs, 2018 - healthaffairs.org
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 …

EPIGEN-Brazil Initiative resources: a Latin American imputation panel and the Scientific Workflow

WCS Magalhães, NM Araujo, TP Leal… - Genome …, 2018 - genome.cshlp.org
EPIGEN-Brazil is one of the largest Latin American initiatives at the interface of human
genomics, public health, and computational biology. Here, we present two resources to …

[HTML][HTML] Implementation of genomics in medical practice to deliver precision medicine for an Asian population

Y Bylstra, S Davila, WK Lim, R Wu, JX Teo… - NPJ Genomic …, 2019 - nature.com
Whilst the underlying principles of precision medicine are comparable across the globe,
genomic references, health practices, costs and discrimination policies differ in Asian …

[HTML][HTML] Roadmap for establishing large-scale genomic medicine initiatives in low-and middle-income countries

GP Patrinos, E Pasparakis, E Koiliari, AC Pereira… - The American Journal of …, 2020 - cell.com
In the post-genomic era, genomic medicine interventions as a key component of
personalized medicine and tailored-made health care are greatly anticipated following …

[HTML][HTML] The importance of diversity in precision medicine research

JN Cooke Bailey, WS Bush, DC Crawford - Frontiers in genetics, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Personalized or precision medicine is meant to distinguish tailored treatment from trial and
error. The contemporary concept has evolved to specifically include the 'omic profile of a …

[HTML][HTML] PGG.SNV: understanding the evolutionary and medical implications of human single nucleotide variations in diverse populations

C Zhang, Y Gao, Z Ning, Y Lu, X Zhang, J Liu, B Xie… - Genome biology, 2019 - Springer
Despite the tremendous growth of the DNA sequencing data in the last decade, our
understanding of the human genome is still in its infancy. To understand the implications of …

[HTML][HTML] Mid-pass whole genome sequencing enables biomedical genetic studies of diverse populations

AK Emde, A Phipps-Green, M Cadzow, CS Gallagher… - BMC genomics, 2021 - Springer
Background Historically, geneticists have relied on genotyping arrays and imputation to
study human genetic variation. However, an underrepresentation of diverse populations has …

A whole-genome reference panel of 14,393 individuals for East Asian populations accelerates discovery of rare functional variants

J Choi, S Kim, J Kim, HY Son, SK Yoo, CU Kim… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Underrepresentation of non-European (EUR) populations hinders growth of global precision
medicine. Resources such as imputation reference panels that match the study population …

[HTML][HTML] Diversity in the era of precision medicine-from bench to bedside implementation

A Mamun, NY Nsiah, M Srinivasan… - Ethnicity & …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Recent evidence shows how patients' unique genetic makeup can affect disease outcomes
and the increasing availability of targeted treatments promises a future in health care …