Integrating environmental health and genomics research in Africa: challenges and opportunities identified during a Human Heredity and Health in Africa (H3Africa) Consortium workshop [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

Individuals with African ancestry have extensive genomic diversity but have been underrepresented in genomic research. There is also extensive global diversity in the exposome (the totality of human environmental exposures from conception onwards) which should be considered for integrative genomic a...

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Main Authors: Bonnie R. Joubert, Kiros Berhane, Jonathan Chevrier, Gwen Collman, Brenda Eskenazi, Julius Fobil, Cathrine Hoyo, Chandy C. John, Abera Kumie, Mark Nicol, Michèle Ramsay, Joshua Smith, Adrie Steyn, Desire Tshala-Katumbay, Kimberly McAllister
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: F1000 Research Ltd 2019-08-01
Series:AAS Open Research
Online Access:https://aasopenresearch.org/articles/2-159/v1