Africa: Analysis of Nearly 1,100 Human Genomes Could Help Treat Diseases

Washington — An international scientific collaboration has produced an analysis of 1,092 human genomes identifying genetic variants that can lead to disease or robust good health.

The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, helped fund the consortium of researchers in the United States, Britain, China, Germany and Canada. A NHGRI press release calls the work "the largest, most detailed catalog of human genetic variation." The results were published in the October 31 issue of Nature.

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