Redefining human diseases through the lens of DNA

Throughout most of medical history, physicians have diagnosed individuals with various diseases based upon their description and presentation of clinical symptoms. In recent years, investigations using genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have helped scientists understand genetic factors involved in different diseases. In a newly published article in Nature Genetics, a team led by researchers at Osaka University and Harvard Medical School performed GWAS in biobank samples from various populations to identify specific genomic loci related to a diverse array of medical indications and traits.

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