%0 Journal Article
%T Inconsistency in race and ethnic classification in pharmacogenetics studies and its potential clinical implications
%A Frederick Zhang
%A Joseph Finkelstein
%J Archive of "Pharmacogenomics and Personalized Medicine".
%D 2019
%R 10.2147/PGPM.S207449
%X Racial and ethnic categories are frequently used in pharmacogenetics literature to stratify patients; however, these categories can be inconsistent across different studies. To address the ongoing debate on the applicability of traditional concepts of race and ethnicity in the context of precision medicine, we aimed to review the application of current racial and ethnic categories in pharmacogenetics and its potential impact on clinical care
%K pharmacogenetics
%K single nucleotide polymorphism
%K ethnic differences
%K drug responsiveness
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6612983/