The promise of disease gene discovery in South Asia
Nathan Nakatsuka, Priya Moorjani, Niraj Rai, Biswanath Sarkar, Arti Tandon, Nick Patterson, Gandham SriLakshmi Bhavani, Katta Mohan Girisha, Mohammed S Mustak, Sudha Srinivasan, Amit Kaushik, Saadi Abdul Vahab, Sujatha M. Jagadeesh, Kapaettu Satyamoorthy, Lalji Singh, , Kumarasamy Thangaraj
This study identifies 81 unique South Asian populations with founder events leading to recessive diseases, highlighting opportunities for disease gene discovery and burden reduction.
bioRxiv · Apr 6, 2016 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology