Laying the Foundation in Genetic Medicine: Understanding Why African Americans and Hispanic/Latinos are Underrepresented in Genetic Testing and in Genetic Research

Genetic medicine is a field progressing at a rapid rate. Even with all the new advancements, there are still minority groups who are less visible when it comes to the uptake of some forms of genetic medicine. African Americans and Hispanic/Latinos have been shown to experience certain conditions mo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sutton, Karey Michelle
Other Authors: Science and Technology Studies
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/40401
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-12102010-125943/