Categorization of humans in biomedical research: genes, race and disease

AUTOR(ES)

Risch, Neil

FONTE

BioMed Central

RESUMO

A debate has arisen regarding the validity of racial/ethnic categories for biomedical and genetic research. An epidemiologic perspective on the issue of human categorization in biomedical and genetic research strongly supports the continued use of self-identified race and ethnicity.

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