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Those databases will illuminate studies of human variation worldwide, in part because the great genomic diversity in Africans can uncover spurious links to medical conditions, explains Concepcion Nierras, an NIH Common Fund geneticist. For example, in Europeans a rare variant of a gene for a low-density lipoprotein that contributes to high cholesterol seemed to raise the risk of heart disease. But Fatumo and his colleagues found that among Africans, the variant was common even in those who did not have heart disease, suggesting it may not have clinical relevance. The
Nature paper uncovered 54 such variants that now need re-evaluation.
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The idea for the three-day mass vaccination event held this past weekend at Bank of America Stadium was hatched on a walk among friends, according to Honeywell International CEO Darius Adamczyk.
It just so happened Adamcyzk was joined by Carolina Panthers President Tom Glick and Atrium Health CEO Gene Wood on the stroll. In the Covid era, one of the social things you can still kind of do is go for walks outside with some of your friends, Adamcyzk said on Squawk Box, explaining the men live in the same neighborhood.
They were discussing the slower-than-expected start to Covid vaccinations in the U.S. when they realized their respective organizations might be able to do something about it, Adamcyzk recalled. We said, You know, maybe we could help here. Maybe we could partner as a team.