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 …

The deep evolutionary history of African populations, since the emergence of modern
humans more than 300,000 years ago, has resulted in high genetic diversity and …

Our understanding of genome biology, genomics, and disease, and even human history,
has advanced tremendously with the completion of the Human Genome Project …

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

The application of genomics technologies to medicine and biomedical research is
increasing in popularity, made possible by new high-throughput genotyping and sequencing …

South Africa, like many other developing countries, stands to benefit from novel diagnostics
and drugs developed by pharmacogenomics guidance due to high prevalence of disease …

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) kill more than 41 million people every year,
accounting for 71% of all deaths globally. The prevalence of NCDs is estimated to be higher …

A deeper appreciation of the complex architecture of African genomes is critical to the global
effort to understand human history, biology and differential distribution of disease by …

Background Although pockets of bioinformatics excellence have developed in Africa,
generally, large-scale genomic data analysis has been limited by the availability of expertise …

Translation of genomic discoveries into patient care is slowly becoming a reality in
developed economies around the world. In contrast, low-and middle-income countries …