Toward a fine-scale population health monitoring system.
biobanks
computational genomics
electronic health records
genetic ancestry
genomic medicine
health disparities
machine learning
population health
Journal
Cell
ISSN: 1097-4172
Titre abrégé: Cell
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0413066
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
15 04 2021
15 04 2021
Historique:
received:
23
09
2019
revised:
18
11
2020
accepted:
12
03
2021
entrez:
16
4
2021
pubmed:
17
4
2021
medline:
21
10
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Understanding population health disparities is an essential component of equitable precision health efforts. Epidemiology research often relies on definitions of race and ethnicity, but these population labels may not adequately capture disease burdens and environmental factors impacting specific sub-populations. Here, we propose a framework for repurposing data from electronic health records (EHRs) in concert with genomic data to explore the demographic ties that can impact disease burdens. Using data from a diverse biobank in New York City, we identified 17 communities sharing recent genetic ancestry. We observed 1,177 health outcomes that were statistically associated with a specific group and demonstrated significant differences in the segregation of genetic variants contributing to Mendelian diseases. We also demonstrated that fine-scale population structure can impact the prediction of complex disease risk within groups. This work reinforces the utility of linking genomic data to EHRs and provides a framework toward fine-scale monitoring of population health.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33861964
pii: S0092-8674(21)00365-2
doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2021.03.034
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
2068-2083.e11Subventions
Organisme : NIH HHS
ID : S10 OD026880
Pays : United States
Organisme : NIH HHS
ID : S10 OD018522
Pays : United States
Commentaires et corrections
Type : CommentIn
Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of interests N.S.A.-H. was previously employed by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and has received a speaker honorarium from Genentech. E.E.K. has received speaker honoraria from Illumina and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals. S.W. is currently employed at Tempus. A.M. is currently employed at Regeneron. E.P.S. is currently employed at Calico. D.S.P. is currently employed at Ancestry. A.A. is currently employed at 23&Me. The remaining authors declare no competing interests.