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Genetic determinants of phenotypic diversity in humans

New techniques are enabling the identification of genetic variants underlying complex diseases and phenotypic traits.

New technologies for rapidly assaying DNA sequences have revealed that the degree and nature of human genetic variation is far more complex then previously realized. These same technologies have also resulted in the identification of common genetic variants associated with more than 30 human diseases and traits.