A Global Atlas of Immune Alleles Reveals Health-Relevant Variation Across Groups
William T. Harvey, Anne-Katrin Emde, Fredrick E. Kakembo, Iman Hamid, Wayne E. Clarke, Isabella Apriyana, Hiba Babiker, Rindra Rakotoarivony, Melissa Hendershott, Prathap Kasina, Allan Kalungi, Oyesola Ojewunmi, Tristan Pascart, Stefania Rosso, Ricardo A. Verdugo, , Stephane E. Castel
The paper presents GAIA, a global atlas of immune alleles, showing that underrepresented groups have more diverse alleles needed for vaccine design than Northwest European groups.
medRxiv · Nov 4, 2026 · PreprintGenetic & Genomic Medicine