This Month in The Journal

Large-scale sequencing projects have provided great insights into human genetic diversity, disease susceptibility, and demographic history. To a large extent, however, such studies have focused on individuals of European descent. Recent efforts, including the H3Africa Initiative, aim to expand genomic studies of African populations with a view toward improving health outcomes as well as  our overall understanding of human genetic diversity. In this issue, Retshabile et al. report their findings of a whole-exome sequencing project focused on residents of the southern African nation of Botswana.
Source: The American Journal of Human Genetics - Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Tags: Editors' Corner Source Type: research