This month's seminar “Mexican biobank advances population and medical genomics of diverse ancestries”, featuring Associate Professor Mashaal Sohail from the National Autonomous University of Mexico.
Latin America continues to be severely underrepresented in genomics research, and fine-scale genetic histories and complex trait architectures remain hidden owing to insufficient data. To fill this gap, the Mexican Biobank project genotyped 6,057 individuals from 898 rural and urban localities across all 32 states in Mexico at a resolution of 1.8 million genome-wide markers with linked complex trait and disease information creating a valuable nationwide genotype-phenotype database. This study provides insights into the genetic histories of individuals in Mexico and dissects their complex trait architectures, both crucial for making precision and preventive medicine initiatives accessible worldwide.
DNA dialogue seminars are held live via zoom on the last Thursday of each month. Registration is open to anyone working in, or impacted by, medical genomics.
You can find details on upcoming DNA dialogue seminars, and all Australian Genomics events, via the Australian Genomics website: www.australiangenomics.org.au/category/events/
3 мар 2024
