Abstract
AbstractArabs represent 5% of the world population and have a high prevalence of common disease, yet remain greatly underrepresented in genome-wide association studies, where only 1 in 600 individuals are Arab. We highlight the persistent and unaddressed underrepresentation of Arabs in genomic databases and discuss its impact on public health genomics and missed opportunities for biological discovery.
Funder
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Genetics (clinical),Genetics,Molecular Biology,Molecular Medicine
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