Genome study identifies genetic variant linked to TB susceptibility in Africans
Sunday, August 8, 2010 - 22:14
in Biology & Nature
Scientists have identified a genetic variant which increases susceptibility to tuberculosis in African populations using a technique known as a genome-wide association study. This is the first novel disease variant to be identified using this technique in Africans and demonstrates that such studies are viable in African populations, which have a high degree of genetic diversity.