ANTHRO 128B Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Beta Blocker, Genetic Testing, Rosuvastatin

• School: UC-Irvine
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: ANTHRO 128B
• Professor: Angela C Jenks

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Anthro 128b race, gender, science -- lecture 13 . +lot of drug on the market that does the same thing. +ethnic focus is part of way to work. ~khan: good example of ethnic niche marketing in field of lot of competition. ~(cid:373)a(cid:396)keti(cid:374)g positio(cid:374)ed af(cid:396)i(cid:272)a(cid:374) a(cid:373)e(cid:396)i(cid:272)a(cid:374)s as (cid:862)tough(cid:863) a(cid:374)d p(cid:396)o(cid:271)le(cid:373)ati(cid:272) patie(cid:374)ts. +did not prove that this drug is better than the others. +did not test everyone and work better than others. +use of individual genetic tests to identify variation that affect drug response. +risks are serious with too much or too little. ~if the initial dose can be toxic for some patients, is race the best way to determine that? avoid safety concerns. ~genetic testing companies linked alleles to race based on small numbers. ~example of how race continues to be used even after specific alleles are identified. ~patie(cid:374)t ad(cid:448)o(cid:272)ate g(cid:396)oups (cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:272)e(cid:396)(cid:374)ed that (cid:396)a(cid:272)ial (cid:395)ualifi(cid:272)atio(cid:374) is (cid:272)o(cid:373)pa(cid:374)y"s atte(cid:373)pt to. +people who identify as asian not get enough and drug not work.