TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Race, Ancestry, and Genomics A1 - Jorde, Lynn B. A2 - Murray, Michael F. A2 - Babyatsky, Mark W. A2 - Giovanni, Monica A. A2 - Alkuraya, Fowzan S. A2 - Stewart, Douglas R. PY - 2014 T2 - Clinical Genomics: Practical Applications in Adult Patient Care AB - Race, ethnicity, and ancestry are often used in medicine and genetics, but their usefulness remains controversial. In this brief review, recent genetic findings relevant to these concepts are summarized. Individual ancestry is a more useful descriptor of one’s genetic constitution than are race or ethnicity, and ancestry can now be estimated genetically. In some cases, direct assessment of genetic variation in individual patients can offer more accurate diagnosis and treatment than self-reported race, ethnicity, or ancestry. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1102707298 ER -