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A pangenome reference representative of 36 minority Chinese ethnic groups

In the first phase of its project to produce a genome reference that represents the genetic diversity of the people of China, the Chinese Pangenome Consortium analyse genomic sequences from 58 individuals representing 36 minority ethnic groups in China. The data capture genomic variability that is not currently reflected in human reference genomes.

This is a summary of: Gao, Y. et al. A pangenome reference of 36 Chinese populations. Nature https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-06173-7 (2023).

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-01675-w

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