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Race: How the Post-Genomic Era Has Unmasked a Misconception Promoted by Healthcare

Medicina (Lithuania), ISSN: 1648-9144, Vol: 59, Issue: 5
2023
  • 2
    Citations
  • 0
    Usage
  • 13
    Captures
  • 1
    Mentions
  • 0
    Social Media
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  • Citations
    2
    • Citation Indexes
      1
    • Policy Citations
      1
      • Policy Citation
        1
  • Captures
    13
  • Mentions
    1
    • News Mentions
      1
      • News
        1

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Article Description

The term “race” has been employed to categorize human beings into distinct groups based on some perceived biological distinctions. This concept was debunked with the completion of the Human Genome Project and its revolutionary findings that all humans are >99% genetically identical, subsequently making the term “race” obsolete. Unfortunately, the previous misconception is being propagated by the continued use of the term to capture demographic information in healthcare in an attempt to improve equity. This paper seeks to review the history of the term “race”, analyze the current policy, and discuss its limitations. It is important to note that our analysis was exclusively focused on the United States healthcare system and the Affordable Care Act; as such, it may not reflect other regions’ policies, including those in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. However, we feel that this policy analysis may serve as a model to recommend alterations that mirror the post-genomic era. The need for this policy change was recently highlighted in the 2022 ASHG presidential address, One Human Race: Billions of Genomes, and will reflect the knowledge gleaned by the scientific community through the conclusions of the Human Genome Project.

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