Study Highlights Genetic Diversity of VA’s Million Veterans Program

Healthcare Innovation July 22, 2024
David Raths

Latest MVP study represents one of the largest studies of its kind to look at genetic associations with health-related traits and disease among a diverse population

A study recently published in Science on the impact of VA’s Million Veterans Program (MVP) underscores the importance of diverse representation in genetic research and paves the way for advances in healthcare tailored to meet individual veteran and veteran population-specific needs.

MVP is a national research program looking at how genes, lifestyle, military experiences, and exposures affect health and wellness in veterans.

Since launching in 2011, 1 million veterans have joined MVP. It’s the largest research effort at VA to improve healthcare for veterans and one of the largest research programs in the world...

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