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Argentina’s DNA: ambitious program launched to create a national gene bank
Argentina’s DNA: ambitious program launched to create a national gene bank
Nodes will be created in the main regions of the country where samples of volunteers will be taken and processed in order to consolidate biogenetic data … 08.25.2021, Sputnik Mundo
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It will allow the replacement of imported reference banks to support biomedical research according to the characteristics of the country’s inhabitants. Argentine science takes a new step with the launch of the PoblAr program, an initiative that proposes to collect genomic, phenotypic and lifestyle data from the populations, to define a reference genome bank and create their own genetic map. Chubut (south) will be one of the first six sample collection nodes that will be launched in 2022. The others will be in the provinces of Jujuy (northwest), Misiones (northeast), Córdoba (center), Buenos Aires (east). ) and in the national capital.PoblAr is a project that was born in 2014 and that in 2020 presented its first results from the analysis of samples of 87 individuals d e different areas of the country. The precision study allowed to know very specific information about the origins of the roots of the inhabitants. A fourth component was discovered, specific to the Cuyo region (central-west), among the Native-American variants. The true DNA of Argentina This type of research allows us to understand more clearly the origin of the ancestors of those who inhabit Argentina to begin to dismantling some foundational myths of national identity, such as the false belief that the country was populated by migrants who arrived on boats from Europe, and shows that the roots of people living in different regions of the country are diverse and complex. ” When doing case-control studies, for example when breast cancer research groups want to compare the genetic variation of their cases against a population that has not developed the disease, the ideal would be to have a large sample that is made up of the Argentine population and that reflects its diversity. Today that is an impossible scenario, “commented González-José. What is sought with PoblAr e s correct a very worrying bias in large reference biobanks used for biomedical research. Latin American information is under-represented in large studies of massive genomic data analysis. This represents inequities that impact the population, which is left out of the large precision medicine research and development initiatives.The creation of an Argentine reference biobank will serve to enhance medical research, maximize statistical results, detect genetic and non-genetic variants involved in common and rare diseases, and for the development of public policies, as well as strategies for prevention, diagnosis, treatment or drug development. The program will have a national scope for a country with a territory of 2.7 million people. km2 and 45 million inhabitants, key to guarantee adequate coverage of the diversity of the national population. “As the nodes begin to flow their information to the centralized biobank and we reach a first horizon of 4,000 samples, we are thinking about do a first genomic analysis to start studying the large strokes for a first look at d e the genetic structure of the population. We hope to reach that sample size by mid-2023. Let us bear in mind that there are no similar initiatives in the past on this scale, “the researcher emphasized.
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Nodes will be created in the main regions of the country where samples of volunteers will be taken and processed in order to consolidate biogenetic data corresponding to the local population.
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It will allow the replacement of imported reference banks to support biomedical research according to the characteristics of the country’s inhabitants.
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Argentine science takes a new step with the launch of the PoblAr program, an initiative that proposes to collect genomic, phenotypic and lifestyle data from populations, to define a reference genome bank and build its own genetic map.
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“What PoblAr seeks is to compile strategic information for the country, which consists of a reference sample of genetic variants from different regions, which seeks to cover the diversity of the Argentine population, but also data associated with that variation, such as antecedents of diseases, traits of biometric interest, “Rolando González-José, director of the Centro Nacional Patagónico (CENPAT), told Sputnik.
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February 5, 2020, 19:32 GMT
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The researcher from the National Council for Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET), the country’s main academic body, commented that CENPAT, located in Puerto Madryn, Chubut province (south), will be one of the first six sample collection nodes to be They will be launched in 2022. The others will be in the provinces of Jujuy (northwest), Misiones (northeast), Córdoba (center), Buenos Aires (east) and in the national capital.
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“We are going to make a call through social networks and the media to the population that is interested in voluntarily – this is very important to highlight – to join the project, with all the bioethical standards that such an initiative requires, signing free consent terms and informed and only after donating his sample, which are a few small drops of blood, “he explained.
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PoblAr is a project that was born in 2014 and that in 2020 presented its first results from the analysis of samples of 87 individuals from different areas of the country. The precision study allowed to know very specific information about the origins of the roots of the inhabitants. A fourth component, specific to the Cuyo region (central-west), was discovered among the Native American variants.
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The true DNA of Argentina
This type of research allows us to understand more clearly the origin of the ancestors of those who inhabit Argentina in order to begin to dismantle some foundational myths of national identity, such as the false belief that the country was populated by migrants who arrived in boats from Europe, and shows that the roots of the people living in the different regions of the country are diverse and complex.
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“When doing case-control studies, for example when breast cancer research groups want to compare the genetic variation of their cases against a population that has not developed the disease, the ideal would be to have a large sample that is made up of the Argentine population and that reflects its diversity. Today that is an impossible scenario, “said González-José.
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April 1, 2019, 09:29 GMT
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What is sought with PoblAr is to correct a very worrying bias in the large reference biobanks used for biomedical research. Latin American information is underrepresented in large studies of massive genomic data analysis. This represents inequities that impact the population, which is left out of large precision medicine research and development initiatives.
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The creation of an Argentine reference biobank will serve to promote medical research, maximize statistical results, detect genetic and non-genetic variants involved in common and rare diseases, and for the development of public policies, as well as prevention, diagnosis, and treatment strategies. or drug development.
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The program will have a national scope for a country with a territory of 2.7 million km2 and 45 million inhabitants, key to guaranteeing adequate coverage of the diversity of the national population.
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“As the nodes begin to flow their information to the centralized biobank and we reach a first horizon of 4,000 samples, we are thinking of doing a first genomic analysis to begin studying the broad strokes for a first look at the genetic structure of the population. We hope to reach that sample size in mid-2023. Let us bear in mind that there are no similar initiatives in the past on this scale, “the researcher emphasized.
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