Health Equity

Mistrust And Lack Of Genetic Diversity Slow Gains In Precision Medicine

Abstract: Precision medicine is the field of dreams for human health. Drugs and treatments that would take into account a person's individual DNA configurations, as well as lifestyle and environment, would presumably be better tailored to each person's needs. Still, while the goal of precision medicine is to help everybody, the current research available has a major flaw. It's largely based on the genes of people who are predominantly of white and European descent.

Date Published: July 15, 2019

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