Race and Pharmacogenomics—Personalized Medicine or Misguided Practice?
Christopher W. Goodman, Allan S. Brett
Abstract
This Viewpoint uses examples of recommendations for race-based pharmacogenetic testing to discuss flaws and inconsistencies with race and ethnicity as surrogates for biology, and the consequences of those deficiencies for clinical decision-making.
Topics & Concepts
PharmacogenomicsMedicineRace (biology)PharmacogeneticsPersonalized medicineEthnic groupPrecision medicineClinical PracticeGenetic testingMEDLINEAlternative medicineBioinformaticsFamily medicinePharmacologyGeneticsInternal medicinePathologyGenePolitical scienceBiologyBotanyLawAnthropologySociologyGenotypePharmacogenetics and Drug MetabolismEthics in Clinical ResearchPharmaceutical studies and practices