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> Overall I would love it if medical research papers moved away from "race" and started getting more into the fine-grained genetic details. Regardless of the po
by naasking 1y ago
> Overall I would love it if medical research papers moved away from "race" and started getting more into the fine-grained genetic details. Regardless of the politics involved, this will lead to better medical treatments for everyone.
More precision is better, but we don't have rapid genetic tests that can distinguish West vs. East African ancestry on the spot, so race is the only proxy available when you're, say, treating a patient in the ER.
- nradov 1y agoWe have rapid genetic tests now. They are still expensive and not widely available but this is improving. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajhg.2025.02.003 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajhg.2025.02.003