SOCI 230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: System On A Chip, Angiotensin, Genetic Disorder

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How dna works and what it carries. Dna, genes and proteins: info. useful for id. risk for cert. diseases. European, asian, e asian, indian subcontinent = 10% !1: 5 broad genetic groups (corres. to geographic ancestry) Use of race categories in biomedical genomics: investigation of the genetics of difference , emph. on detection of genetic var. b/w populations regarding: Drug response: goal: medical diagnosis + treatment. Bildil > rst racial drug"; treatment for heart disease in african americans. Merits to biological basis of racial difference: haplotype mapping project. Exploration of 0. 1% (0. 5%) human genetic var: mapping genetic material of . The debate: arguments against race genomics. Focus on race detracts fr. more prox. soc. determinants of health. Min. non-biol. explanations: social, cultural, political, economic, historical. Hinders dev. of eff. soc. interventions to address racial/ethnic health disparities. Overlooks biosoc. interac. mediating gene expression and soc. process.

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