Genetic ancestry plays a central role in population pharmacogenomics
Hsin-Chou Yang et al. examine population structure in several genomic databases and identify that pharmacogenetic loci are enriched for markers of genetic ancestry. Their results suggest that genetic ancestry must be carefully considered in population pharmacogenetics studies.
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2021-02-01
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Series: | Communications Biology |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-01681-6 |