Promoting equity in polygenic risk assessment through global collaboration
IJ Kullo - Nature Genetics, 2024 - nature.com
The long delay before genomic technologies become available in low-and middle-income
countries is a concern from both scientific and ethical standpoints. Polygenic risk scores …
countries is a concern from both scientific and ethical standpoints. Polygenic risk scores …
Determinants of obesity in Latin America
Obesity rates are increasing almost everywhere in the world, although the pace and timing
for this increase differ when populations from developed and developing countries are …
for this increase differ when populations from developed and developing countries are …
Building national patient registries in Mexico: insights from the MexOMICS Consortium
P Reyes-Pérez, AL Hernández-Ledesma… - Frontiers in Digital …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Objective To introduce MexOMICS, a Mexican Consortium focused on establishing
electronic databases to collect, cross-reference, and share health-related and omics data on …
electronic databases to collect, cross-reference, and share health-related and omics data on …
Personalized medicine and nutrition in hepatology for preventing chronic liver disease in Mexico
Chronic liver disease is a global health issue. Patients with chronic liver disease require a
fresh approach that focuses on the genetic and environmental factors that contribute to …
fresh approach that focuses on the genetic and environmental factors that contribute to …
Nutrition, Other Environmental Influences, and Genetics in the Determination of Human Stature
JC Lui, AC Palmer, P Christian - Annual Review of Nutrition, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Linear growth during three distinct stages of life determines attained stature in adulthood:
namely, in utero, early postnatal life, and puberty and the adolescent period. Individual host …
namely, in utero, early postnatal life, and puberty and the adolescent period. Individual host …
Population diversity and equity in the genomic era: going global to return to the local
A Ruderman - Journal of Community Genetics, 2023 - Springer
Advances in precision medicine depend on the quantity and quality of available genomic
information. Various articles alert about the current disparities between the world's regions …
information. Various articles alert about the current disparities between the world's regions …
[HTML][HTML] Interpreting SNP heritability in admixed populations
SNP heritability hsnp 2 is defined as the proportion of phenotypic variance explained by
genotyped SNPs and is believed to be a lower bound of heritability (h 2), being equal to it if …
genotyped SNPs and is believed to be a lower bound of heritability (h 2), being equal to it if …
[HTML][HTML] Genetic interrogation for sequence and copy number variants in systemic lupus erythematosus
NKW Yeo, CK Lim, KN Yaung, NKH Khoo… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Early-onset systemic lupus erythematosus presents with a more severe disease and is
associated with a greater genetic burden, especially in patients from Black, Asian or …
associated with a greater genetic burden, especially in patients from Black, Asian or …
[HTML][HTML] The Mexican Biobank Project promotes genetic discovery, inclusive science and local capacity building
M Sohail, A Moreno-Estrada - Disease Models & …, 2024 - journals.biologists.com
Diversifying genotype–phenotype databases is essential to understanding complex trait and
disease etiology across different environments and genetic ancestries. The rise of biobanks …
disease etiology across different environments and genetic ancestries. The rise of biobanks …
[HTML][HTML] Phenotypic evaluation of deep learning models for classifying germline variant pathogenicity
RD Chow, KL Nathanson, RB Parikh - NPJ Precision Oncology, 2024 - nature.com
Deep learning models for predicting variant pathogenicity have not been thoroughly
evaluated on real-world clinical phenotypes. Here, we apply state-of-the-art pathogenicity …
evaluated on real-world clinical phenotypes. Here, we apply state-of-the-art pathogenicity …