Precision medicine requires understanding how both sex and gender influence health.

Stachenfeld, Nina S; Mazure, Carolyn M · Cell · 2022

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Abstract

Progress in studying sex as a biological variable (SABV) is slow, and the influence of gendered effects of the social environment on biology is largely unknown. Yet incorporating these concepts into basic science research will enhance our understanding of human health and disease. We provide steps to move this process forward.

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