Inclusive new tool makes genomic research better reflect world's diversity (IMAGE)
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“A major advantage of Giraffe is that it enables fast and sensitive comparison of short-read human genome sequences to a pangenome, which is essential for the widespread use of reference graphs that reduce bias in the human genome reference,” said researcher Stephen S. Rich, PhD, of the University of Virginia School of Medicine’s Center for Public Health Genomics. “Since the current effort in genomics is to move from a European-Caucasian base to a global representation, Giraffe can better define genetic variation in non-white populations and, as a result, have a major impact on precision medicine and application to understanding the genetic risk of disease.”
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