SynthesisAmerican journal of medical genetics. Part A2007
Race and ethnicity in genetic research.
Synthesis in American journal of medical genetics. Part A, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers.
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Who cites it
34 citing papers in PubMed.
- Enabling discovery of the social determinants of health: using a specialized lens to see beyond the surface.Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA · 2025Article
- Race, ethnicity, and ancestry reporting in genetic counseling research: A focused mapping review and synthesis.Journal of genetic counseling · 2025Review
- Intersectionality,Cancers · 2024Article
- Reductionist methodology and the ambiguity of the categories of race and ethnicity in biomedical research: an exploratory study of recent evidence.Medicine, health care, and philosophy · 2023Article
- Review
- A scoping review of guidelines for the use of race, ethnicity, and ancestry reveals widespread consensus but also points of ongoing disagreement.American journal of human genetics · 2022Article
- Dismantling "Race" in Health Research.The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieres · 2022Article
- Outcomes of Gene Panel Testing for Sensorineural Hearing Loss in a Diverse Patient Cohort.JAMA network open · 2022Article
- Equity in Genomic Medicine.Annual review of genomics and human genetics · 2022Review
- Use of race, ethnicity, and ancestry data in health research.PLOS global public health · 2022Review
- Impact of Amerind ancestry and FADS genetic variation on omega-3 deficiency and cardiometabolic traits in Hispanic populations.Communications biology · 2021Article
- Cancer health disparities in racial/ethnic minorities in the United States.British journal of cancer · 2021Review
- Drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics of praziquantel: A review of variable drug exposure during schistosomiasis treatment in human hosts and experimental models.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2020Review
- Accurate ethnicity prediction from placental DNA methylation data.Epigenetics & chromatin · 2019Article
- Constructing identities: the implications of DTC ancestry testing for tribal communities.Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics · 2019Article
- Inconsistency in race and ethnic classification in pharmacogenetics studies and its potential clinical implications.Pharmacogenomics and personalized medicine · 2019Article
- Review
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- Social determinants of family health history collection.Journal of community genetics · 2016Article
- Reporting Race and Ethnicity in Genetics Research: Do Journal Recommendations or Resources Matter?Science and engineering ethics · 2015Article
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Abstract
Use of race and ethnicity terms in genetic research continues to generate controversy. Despite differing opinions about their basis or relevance, there is some agreement that investigators using these terms should: explain why the terms or categories were used, define them carefully, and apply them consistently. An important question is whether these recommendations are reflected in practice. Here we addressed this question based on 330 randomly selected articles published between 2001 and 2004 that reported on genetic research and used one or more words from a defined list of race, ethnicity, or population terms. The recommendation that authors using race or ethnicity terms explain the basis for assigning them to study populations was met infrequently (9.1%), and articles that used race and ethnicity as variables were no more likely than those that used them only to label a sample to provide these details. No article defined or discussed the concepts of race or ethnicity. With limited exceptions, current practice does not reflect repeated recommendations for using race or ethnicity terms in genetic research. This study provides a baseline against which to measure future trends.
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