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Genomes, race and health
Author(s) -
Wolinsky Howard
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
embo reports
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.584
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1469-3178
pISSN - 1469-221X
DOI - 10.1038/embor.2010.218
Subject(s) - race (biology) , ethnic group , genome , racial profiling , profiling (computer programming) , precision medicine , medical diagnosis , health equity , medicine , data science , genealogy , computational biology , genetics , biology , computer science , history , sociology , gene , public health , anthropology , pathology , operating system , botany
Considering a patient's ethnic background can make some diagnoses easier. Yet, ‘racial profiling’ is a highly controversial concept and might soon be replaced by the advent of individualized medicine.