An effort to diversify genetic studies has led to a discovery about Parkinson's disease in people of African descent.
, which includes researchers from around the world. The goal: collect and analyze genetic samples from a diverse group of more than 150,000 people.
Many participants asked for easy access to the genetic information they were collecting and help learning how to analyze it, saysSo the team created an online database and a training curriculum for scientists on the ground.Ultimately, the team produced online training modules in more than 100 languages, covering subjects ranging from bioinformatics to molecular biology.Less than five years after its launch, the global effort has produced a notable, and unexpected, finding.
"We surprisingly found a hit," says Bandrés Ciga, who was involved in conducting the training exercise. "When you see a result like this, you instantly think, 'I've done something wrong, It's a mistake,'"Singleton says.
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