Breadcrumb Home Medical and Population Genetics Population genetics Patterns of genetic variation shed light on recombination, demography, admixture, and evolutionary selection in the human population. In turn, knowledge about human population history helps inform studies in medical genetics. MPG About Resources Primer videos gnomAD Genebass Team Areas of Focus Human Genetic Variation Population Genetics Metabolic Disease Psychiatric Genetics Rare Disease Inflammatory Disease Cancer Susceptibility Developing and Sharing Genetic Analysis Tools Vertebrate Genome Biology Latest news News 02.05.2025 Mutations in two gene pairs point to a promising drug target in 5 percent of adult cancers News 01.27.2025 A genome-wide atlas of cell morphology reveals gene functions News 01.16.2025 Study finds surprising way that genetic mutation causes Huntington’s disease, transforming understanding of the disorder News 01.14.2025 Gene editing extends lifespan in mouse model of prion disease All news
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