Overcoming Eurocentric bias makes for better science. Med 2022 Dec 09;3(12):813-814
Date
12/11/2022Pubmed ID
36495859DOI
10.1016/j.medj.2022.11.007Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85143917441 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 3 CitationsAbstract
To understand disease, scientists are producing comprehensive omics datasets. However, the majority of these are Eurocentric. Recently, the inclusion of patients from Asia and the Middle East in genomic analyses uncovered unique loci linked to COVID-19 severity. This demonstrates that focusing on diversity and underrepresented populations can benefit all.
Author List
Dajani R, Mbarek H, Ismail SI, Mohammad A, Somai MAuthor
Melek Somai MD Assistant Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AsiaBias
Genomics
Humans
Middle East
