National Institute of Genomic Medicine
Mexico City
11-May-2009
Landmark Mexican Study Reveals Significant
Genetic Variation Between Nation’s Population And World’s Other Known Genetic Subgroups
Study moves scientists closer to identifying individuals at risk or resistant to flu and other diseases, and to the potential of creating genome-customized drugs
Could genetic differences explain why some people and not others have died of H1N1 Influenza A?
That is among the questions raised by a landmark Mexican study showing significant genetic variation between Mestizos (Latin Americans of mixed European and Amerindian ancestry) and the world’s other known genetic subgroups.
The study, by Mexico’s National Institute of Genomic Medicine (INMEGEN), was published Monday May 11 by the Washington DC-based Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and presented by lead researcher Dr. Gerardo Jimenez-Sanchez to Mexican President Calderon at the Presidential residence.
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