Barriers and Considerations for Diagnosing Rare Diseases in Indigenous Populations

Barriers and Considerations for Diagnosing Rare Diseases in Indigenous Populations

Advances in omics and specifically genomic technologies are increasingly transforming rare disease diagnosis. However, the benefits of these advances are disproportionately experienced within and between populations, with Indigenous populations frequently experiencing diagnostic and therapeutic ineq...

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Main Authors: Carla S. D'Angelo, Azure Hermes, Christopher R. McMaster, Elissa Prichep, Étienne Richer, Francois H. van der Westhuizen, Gabriela M. Repetto, Gong Mengchun, Helen Malherbe, Juergen K. V. Reichardt, Laura Arbour, Maui Hudson, Kelly du Plessis, Melissa Haendel, Phillip Wilcox, Sally Ann Lynch, Shamir Rind, Simon Easteal, Xavier Estivill, Yarlalu Thomas, Gareth Baynam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
Indigenous populations
genomics
diagnosis
rare diseases
equity
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2020.579924/full

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