Is genetic ancestry a tool to combat health disparities?

Rex L. Chisholm

doi:10.1016/j.cell.2021.03.038

Is genetic ancestry a tool to combat health disparities?

Rex L. Chisholm^*

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Abstract

The use of race and ethnicity in medicine has become a matter of intense debate. Currently the social construct of race and ethnicity is far from precise, serving as a poor proxy for ancestry. In this issue of Cell, Belbin et al. provide an interesting framework for better characterizing population substructure in a diverse urban environment.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1964-1965
Number of pages	2
Journal	Cell
Volume	184
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2021.03.038
State	Published - Apr 15 2021

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

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