Race and genetic ancestry in medicine - A time for reckoning with racism

Luisa N. Borrell; Jennifer R. Elhawary; Elena Fuentes-Afflick; Jonathan Witonsky; Nirav Bhakta; Alan H.B. Wu; Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo; José R. Rodríguez-Santana; Michael A. Lenoir; James R. Gavin; Rick A. Kittles; Noah A. Zaitlen; David S. Wilkes; Neil R. Powe; Elad Ziv; Esteban G. Burchard

doi:10.1056/NEJMms2029562

Race and genetic ancestry in medicine - A time for reckoning with racism

Luisa N. Borrell, Jennifer R. Elhawary, Elena Fuentes-Afflick, Jonathan Witonsky, Nirav Bhakta, Alan H.B. Wu, Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, José R. Rodríguez-Santana, Michael A. Lenoir, James R. Gavin, Rick A. Kittles, Noah A. Zaitlen, David S. Wilkes, Neil R. Powe, Elad Ziv, Esteban G. Burchard

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In the United States, race, ancestry, genetics, and medicine are inextricably linked in a complex and fraught history. Medicine is replete with examples of racial injustice inflicted by the use of race and ethnicity as biologic constructs to engender hierarchical discrimination. Race and ethnicity are dynamic, shaped by geographic, cultural, and sociopolitical forces; they can influence people s socioeconomic position and lead to disproportionately high morbidity and mortality for racial and ethnic minorities by sustaining inequitable access to resources, including health care.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	474-480
Number of pages	7
Journal	New England Journal of Medicine
Volume	384
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMms2029562
State	Published - Feb 4 2021

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Borrell, L. N., Elhawary, J. R., Fuentes-Afflick, E., Witonsky, J., Bhakta, N., Wu, A. H. B., Bibbins-Domingo, K., Rodríguez-Santana, J. R., Lenoir, M. A., Gavin, J. R., Kittles, R. A., Zaitlen, N. A., Wilkes, D. S., Powe, N. R., Ziv, E., & Burchard, E. G. (2021). Race and genetic ancestry in medicine - A time for reckoning with racism. New England Journal of Medicine, 384(5), 474-480. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMms2029562

Borrell, LN, Elhawary, JR, Fuentes-Afflick, E, Witonsky, J, Bhakta, N, Wu, AHB, Bibbins-Domingo, K, Rodríguez-Santana, JR, Lenoir, MA, Gavin, JR, Kittles, RA, Zaitlen, NA, Wilkes, DS, Powe, NR, Ziv, E & Burchard, EG 2021, 'Race and genetic ancestry in medicine - A time for reckoning with racism', New England Journal of Medicine, vol. 384, no. 5, pp. 474-480. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMms2029562

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