Hispanic or Latino¶
Definition
AI-generated
US OMB umbrella ethnicity label combining language and regional heritage—heterogeneous genetically.
Topics
Why it matters in GWAS¶
Population structure, demographic history, and mating patterns affect allele frequencies, LD, relatedness, and cross-cohort portability—central to GWAS design and interpretation.
Example usage¶
"Analyses stratified by Hispanic or Latino metadata and then compared results with genetically inferred ancestry components."
Related terms¶
References¶
- Hartl DL, Clark AG. (2007). Principles of Population Genetics. Sinauer Associates.
- Jobling MA, Hurles ME, Tyler-Smith C. (2013). Human Evolutionary Genetics. Garland Science.
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