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P8728 Race, Culture and Genetics
Genetic information has become an integral part of public health
practice through genetic testing for disease and susceptibility to
disease, as well as through interventions such as newborn screening for
sickle cell disease, cystic fibrosis and phenylketonuria The mapping
and sequencing of the human genome and the growing recognition that
many common chronic diseases result from multifactorial interactions
between genetic and environmental factors can only increase the
influence of genetics and genomics on public health. Yet the ethical,
legal and social aspects of the genetics revolution occur in a
historical context in which the past uses of genetics paradigms have
been harmful for racial and ethnic minority populations. This class
will examine the sociohistorical construction of race and the place of
racial and ethnic issues in genetics. We will then use our knowledge of
the relationship between racial matters and genetics to analyze present
practices in public health genetics.
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