Is genetic ancestry a tool to combat health disparities?
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.cell.2021.03.038.
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Abstract
The use of race and ethnicity in medicine has become a matter of intense debate. Currently the social construct of race and ethnicity is far from precise, serving as a poor proxy for ancestry. In this issue of Cell, Belbin et al. provide an interesting framework for better characterizing population substructure in a diverse urban environment.
Medical subject headings
- Ethnicity
- Racial Groups