Journal
NATURE MEDICINE
Volume 28, Issue 5, Pages 890-893Publisher
NATURE PORTFOLIO
DOI: 10.1038/s41591-022-01796-1
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Funding
- Department of Defense award [CDMRP-PC181013]
- Prostate Cancer Foundation
- National Cancer Institute [P20-CA233255]
- Jean Perkins Foundation
- STOP Cancer Foundation
- National Cancer Institute
- Specialized Programs of Research Excellence grant [P50 CA092131]
- Prostate Cancer Foundation Challenge Award [17CHAL04]
- National Institutes of Health [K08CA215312]
- Burroughs Wellcome Foundation [1017184]
- Basser Center for BRCA at the University of Pennsylvania
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Genetic ancestry has an impact on human health, but it differs from the influence of race, which is a social construct rooted in systemic racism. Better defining and understanding these terms in medical research is crucial for achieving health equity.
Genetic ancestry affects human health, but this is distinct from the impact of race, a social construct that has its foundations in systemic racism. These terms need to be better defined and understood in medical research to achieve health equity.
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