Dr. Yan Asmann

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Mayo Clinic cancer researchers targeting racial disparities in genomic data

Yan Asmann, Ph.D., and Aaron Mansfield, M.D., are leading an effort to reduce racial disparities in genomic data to improve the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.

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Mayo Clinic study reports genomic data disparities among racial groups

Mayo Clinic researchers found disparities in data quality among racial groups in The Cancer Genome Atlas, one of the largest and most widely used cancer research datasets.