Genome-wide analyses for 7,266 traits leveraging data from several genetic ancestry groups in UK Biobank identify new associations and enhance resources for interpreting risk variants across diverse p...

Population structure is a well-known confounder in statistical genetics, particularly in genome-wide association studies (GWAS), where it can lead to inflated test statistics and spurious associations...

ASHG President Sarah Tishkoff, PhD, celebrates women past and present who blaze trails in the human genetics and genomics field.

The Truveta team at its Bellevue, Wash., headquarters last year. (Truveta Photo) Seattle-area health data company Truveta announced $320 million in

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Previous studies have established “red flags” that raise clinical suspicion for the hereditary form of transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTRv). However, the…

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Large-scale ancient DNA (aDNA) studies offer the chance to examine genomic changes over time, providing direct insights into human evolution. Here the authors use aDNA from 708 European samples to ide...

Underrepresentation in clinical genomics research limits the generalizability of findings and the benefits of scientific discoveries. We describe the …

Biobank-scale association studies that include Hispanic/Latino(a) (HL) and African American (AA) populations remain underrepresented, limiting the discovery of disease associated genetic factors in th...

By improving disease risk prediction, polygenic risk scores (PRSs) could have a significant impact on health promotion and disease prevention. Due to …

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