The AfrAbia+plus Parkinson's disease genomic consortium

• Main Authors: Mohamed, Wael Mohamed Yousef, Eltantawi, Mohamed Abdelhalim, Mecheri, Yasser, Zewde, Yared Zenebe, Kamel, Walaa A, Al-Mubarak, Bashayer R, Alzoubi, Karem H
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2024
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/110532/1/110532_THE%20AFRABIA%20%2B%20PLUS%20PARKINSON%27S%20DISEASE%20GENOMIC.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/110532/; https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laneur/article/PIIS1474-4422(23)00453-2/fulltext#%20; https://doi.org/10.1016/S1474-4422(23)00453-2

Many human studies, including those involving genetics, are conducted in people of northern European ancestry. A lack of ancestral representation in genetics makes it harder to understand the underlying biology of disease, results in unsupported generalisation of current genetics to under-represente...