US self-reported race and ethnicity are poor proxies of genetic ancestry, research suggests

Genetic ancestry is much more complicated than how people report their race and ethnicity. New research, using data from the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) “All of Us” Research Program, finds that people who identify as being from the same race or ethnic group can have a wide range of genetic differences.

This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com

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