Differential DNA methylation in Latino population

ABSTRACT: (1) In clinical practice and biomedical research populations are often divided categorically into distinct racial and ethnic groups. In reality, these categories comprise diverse groups with highly heterogeneous histories, cultures, traditions, religions, as well as social and environmental exposures. While the factors captured by these categories contribute to clinical practice and biomedical research, the use of race/ethnicity is widely debated. As a response to this debate, genetic ancestry has been suggested as a complement or alternative to this categorization. However, few studies have examined the effect of genetic ancestry, racial/ethnic identity, and environmental exposures on biological processes. Herein, we examine the contribution of self-identification within ethnicity, geneti

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

SUBMITTER: Esteban Burchard 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-77716 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress