A systematic literature review on the European, African and Amerindian genetic ancestry components on Brazilian health outcomes

Abstract The variables such as race, skin colour and ethnicity have become intensely discussed in medicine research, as a response to the rising debate over the importance of the ethnic-racial dimension in the scope of health-disease processes. The aim of this study was to identify the European (EUR...

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Main Authors: Fabiana dos Santos Carolino Firmo Pereira, Raphael Mendonça Guimarães, Alexandre Ramos Lucidi, Doralina Guimarães Brum, Carmen Lucia Antão Paiva, Regina Maria Papais Alvarenga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-45081-7