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ReviewNPJ precision oncology2026

Precision oncology without borders: the role of biobanking in integrating Africa's genetic diversity into global genomic research.

Lina Winter, Haby Konaté, Fousseyni Diarra, Bakrou Kamaté, Mamoudou Maiga, Cheick B Traoré, Sonja Loges, Frederik Marmé, Saidou Balam, Christoph Brochhausen

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Review in NPJ precision oncology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Lina WinterInstitute of Pathology, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany.
Haby KonatéMali International Center for Excellence in Research, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako, Bamako, Mali.
Fousseyni DiarraMali International Center for Excellence in Research, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako, Bamako, Mali.
Bakrou KamatéMali International Center for Excellence in Research, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako, Bamako, Mali.
Mamoudou MaigaMali International Center for Excellence in Research, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako, Bamako, Mali.
Cheick B TraoréMali International Center for Excellence in Research, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako, Bamako, Mali.
Sonja LogesDKFZ-Hector Cancer Institute at the University Medical Center Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany.
Frederik MarméDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, University Medical Center Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany.
Saidou Balam *Mali International Center for Excellence in Research, University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako, Bamako, Mali.
Christoph Brochhausen *Institute of Pathology, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany. christoph.brochhausen-delius@umm.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6761-0247

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cancer mortality in sub-Saharan Africa is projected to double by 2030. African populations exhibit the highest genetic diversity worldwide, impacting cancer susceptibility, tumor biology, and therapeutic response, yet remain critically underrepresented in biomedical research. This narrative review examines biobanking and genomic research infrastructure in sub-Saharan Africa and its implications for precision oncology, highlighting that locally governed, sustainable biobanks and equitable international partnerships are fundamental prerequisites for Precision Oncology Without Borders.

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PMID42426284
PMCPMC13350913

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