Revitalizing Difference in the HapMap: Race and Contemporary Human Genetic Variation Research

Through an examination of the International Haplotype Map (HapMap), this paper explores some of the ways in which relationships among categories of race and genetic variation are being reconfigured in contemporary genetic research.

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Published inThe Journal of law, medicine & ethics Vol. 36; no. 3; pp. 471 - 477
Main Author Hamilton, Jennifer A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.09.2008
SAGE Publications
Sage Publications, Inc
Cambridge University Press
Subjects
Analysis
Bioethics
Biomedicine
Concept formation
Continental Population Groups - genetics
Databases, Genetic
Genetic research
Genetic screening
Genetic testing
Genetic Variation - genetics
Genome, Human - genetics
Genomes
Haplotypes - genetics
Health technology assessment
Human population genetics
Humans
Race
Racism
Social construction
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Summary:Through an examination of the International Haplotype Map (HapMap), this paper explores some of the ways in which relationships among categories of race and genetic variation are being reconfigured in contemporary genetic research.
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ISSN:1073-1105
1748-720X
DOI:10.1111/j.1748-720X.2008.293.x