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4 The Algorithm: Applying Genetic Ancestry to Case Studies

Constance B. Hilliard

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Frontmatter i
CONTENTS vii
Prologue 1
1 Our History: In the Shadow of Timbuktu 13
2 The System: American Medicine’s Incomplete Paradigm 35
3 Our Health: Tracking Down Ancestral Clues 81
4 The Algorithm: Applying Genetic Ancestry to Case Studies 111
5 Ancestral Genomics: Embracing a Multigenomic Nation 130
Epilogue 158
Notes 165
Acknowledgments 185
Index 189

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
CONTENTS vii
Prologue 1
1 Our History: In the Shadow of Timbuktu 13
2 The System: American Medicine’s Incomplete Paradigm 35
3 Our Health: Tracking Down Ancestral Clues 81
4 The Algorithm: Applying Genetic Ancestry to Case Studies 111
5 Ancestral Genomics: Embracing a Multigenomic Nation 130
Epilogue 158
Notes 165
Acknowledgments 185
Index 189

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