PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Studies
Researchers from UC San Francisco and Stanford University, have identified tremendous genetic diversity. reflecting thousands of years of separation among local populations and shedding light on a range of confounding aspects of Latino health.
Documented Information
The study, which documented nearly 1 million genetic variants among more than 1,000 individuals, unveiled genetic differences as extensive as the variations between some Europeans and Asians, indicating populations that have been isolated for hundreds to thousands of years.
Lung diseases above genetic
In lung disease such as asthma or emphysema, we know that it matters what ancestry you have at specific locations on your genes,” said Esteban González Burchard, MD, MPH, professor of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, and of Medicine, in the UCSF schools of Pharmacy and Medicine.
Implications for Diagnosing Lung Disease
The study also revealed a dramatic difference in lung capacity between mestizo individuals with western indigenous Mexican ancestry and those with eastern ancestry, to the degree that in a lung test of two equally healthy people of the same age, someone from the west could appear to be a decade younger than a Yucatan counterpart.
