Webcast: Expanding genetic diversity for fairer precision medicine

Nature‘s recent webcast highlights a pressing challenge in healthcare: the underrepresentation of diverse populations in genomic databases.

While foundational projects like HapMap and 1000 Genomes made important strides, most current datasets still skew heavily toward European ancestry. This gap limits accurate disease-risk prediction and slows therapeutic development where it’s often most needed.

Long-read sequencing (LRS) is helping address this gap by identifying structural variants often missed by traditional methods, especially in admixed and African diaspora populations. These insights are essential for improving clinical interpretation and supporting more inclusive healthcare solutions. Watch on demand >>> 

This webcast was produced by Oxford Nanopore Technologies, which retains sole responsibility for the content.

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