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>Don't black people get sickle cell at higher rates than other races? Race is important in a lot of medical contexts. Yes; e.g. melanoma is 30x more prevalent
by NovemberWhiskey 3y ago
>Don't black people get sickle cell at higher rates than other races? Race is important in a lot of medical contexts.
Yes; e.g. melanoma is 30x more prevalent in non-Hispanic white people than in black people.
- hagbard_c 3y agoAnd 'in reverse' in the higher northern and southern hemispheres vitamin-D deficiency and the ailments that come with that are more prevalent among those with darker skin than among those with lighter skin tones.