Human genetic research, race, ethnicity and the labeling of populations: recommendations based on an interdisciplinary workshop in Japan

BACKGROUND: A challenge in human genome research is how to describe the populations being studied. The use of improper and/or imprecise terms has the potential to both generate and reinforce prejudices and to diminish the clinical value of the research. The issue of population descriptors has not at...

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Autores principales: Takezawa, Yasuko, Kato, Kazuto, Oota, Hiroki, Caulfield, Timothy, Fujimoto, Akihiro, Honda, Shunwa, Kamatani, Naoyuki, Kawamura, Shoji, Kawashima, Kohei, Kimura, Ryosuke, Matsumae, Hiromi, Saito, Ayako, Savage, Patrick E, Seguchi, Noriko, Shimizu, Keiko, Terao, Satoshi, Yamaguchi-Kabata, Yumi, Yasukouchi, Akira, Yoneda, Minoru, Tokunaga, Katsushi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4018961/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24758583
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6939-15-33

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4018961/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24758583
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6939-15-33

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