Biobanks have emerged as valuable resources for studying behavioural and social genomics, but are not representative of global populations. Thus, current research findings do not generalize, and exacerbate knowledge and health inequalities. We call on researchers, publishers and funders to address barriers to biobank diversity.
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This work was supported by the National Institutes of Health NHGRI under award number T32HG010464 (to Y.H.), and National Institute of Mental Health under award number K99/R00MH117229 (to A.R.M.).
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He, Y., Martin, A.R. We need more-diverse biobanks to improve behavioural genetics. Nat Hum Behav 8, 197–200 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-023-01795-3
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