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The underlying theme of all symposium contributions was their relevance to Latin American circumstances, especially in the context of networking laboratory services to take advantage of local expertise built up over past years throughout the region. Participants explored ways to foster other collaborative projects and to create and improve networking capabilities in Latin America. Symposium topics included the genetic aspects of susceptibility and resistance to the infectious and parasitic diseases that exact a heavy toll in suffering and loss of life throughout Latin America. Attendees also considered the development of education and training programs and the provision of genetic services, taking into account both the small numbers of trained personnel in relation to the very large population and the almost complete legal prohibition of abortion. Finally, the heterogeneity of Latin American populations resulting from the complex nature of migration to the region, was discussed extensively as providing a unique opportunity to study human diversity. Human genome research has the potential to make a significant contribution in elucidating the genetic, historical, anthropological, and ethnological aspects of population structure. |
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