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From a genetic perspective, its shockingly backwards. Classic US oversimplification and pidgeon holing too. We are all a bastard amalgamation.
by bloqs 5y ago
From a genetic perspective, its shockingly backwards. Classic US oversimplification and pidgeon holing too. We are all a bastard amalgamation.
- hh3k0 5y ago> But precision medicine only works if scientists have studied people who are similar to you. If your genes are rare or unusual compared to those researchers have examined in the past, you could end up getting the wrong treatment. Since the vast majority of genetics studies are done on people of European ancestry, members of other racial groups may lose out on the benefits of precision medicine entirely. https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/medicine-is-getting-more-precise-for-white-people/ https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/medicine-is-getting-mor...