Publications by authors named "Segun A Fatumo"
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- Scientists studied people's genetics to learn about traits related to blood sugar, which helps diagnose and monitor type 2 diabetes.
- Most of the earlier studies only looked at people with European backgrounds, but this research included many more individuals from different backgrounds, finding 242 important genetic spots linked to blood sugar levels.
- By studying a diverse group of people, they discovered new insights about how diabetes works in the body, helping to uncover different biological processes for each glycemic trait.
Background: A multi-million dollar research initiative involving the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Wellcome Trust and African scientists has been launched. The initiative, referred to as H3Africa, is an acronym that stands for Human Heredity and Health in Africa. Here, we outline what this initiative is set to achieve and the latest commitments of the key players as at October 2013.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOver the past few decades, major advances in the field of molecular biology, coupled with advances in genomic technologies, have led to an explosive growth in the biological data generated by the scientific community. The critical need to process and analyze such a deluge of data and turn it into useful knowledge has caused bioinformatics to gain prominence and importance. Bioinformatics is an interdisciplinary research area that applies techniques, methodologies, and tools in computer and information science to solve biological problems.
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