doi:10.1016/j.tim.2013.01.001

Paper Title

The uses of race and ethnicity in human microbiome research

Authors

James Dennis Fortenberry

Keywords

ethnicity
race
microbiome
human microbiome
health disparities
social determinants of health
genetic variation
cultural influences
epidemiology
microbiota
gut microbiome
microbial diversity
public health
personalized medicine
ancestry
environmental factors
healthcare inequality
biomedical research
precision medicine
racial and ethnic differences
socioeconomic factors
population health
genetic ancestry
health equity
microbiome and disease
community health
translational medicine
medical anthropology
health policy

Article Type

Research Article

Journal

Trends in Microbiology

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DOI

10.1016/j.tim.2013.01.001

Issue

Volume : 21 | Issue : 4 | Page No : 165–166

Published On

April, 2013

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Abstract

Research on the human microbiome is beginning to address factors associated with between-group differences. Recognition of the social and political nature of traditional race and ethnicity categories will allow microbiome research to contribute to reduction of health disparities while avoiding attribution of causal inference to specific race and ethnicity categories.