Zook, J.
, Hickey, L.
, Paten, B.
, Sebra, R.
and Schneider, V.
(2018),
Conference Report: Representing Ethnic Diversity for Precision Medicine, Journal of Precision Medicine, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=926409
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Conference Report: Representing Ethnic Diversity for Precision Medicine
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, Luke Hickey, Benedict Paten, Robert Sebra, Valerie Schneider
Abstract
There is a pressing need to better represent ethnic diversity with genomic resources and to do so in a way that maximizes utility for people working with the Genome Reference Consortiums human reference genome. That was the theme of a panel discussion among the authors at the Precision Medicine Leaders Summit, held in San Diego in August 2017. The session, entitled Minority Report: Ethnic Diversity and the Real Promise for Precision Medicine, included discussion about better representing the human genome; addressing population bias in existing databases; evolving technology; data sharing; and achieving precision medicine for all individuals. Here, we summarize the key discussion points from the panel.Citation
Journal of Precision Medicine
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Keywords
Human genome sequencing, reference genome, genomics, precision medicine
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Created August 23, 2018