People from distant lands have strikingly similar genetic traits, stu...( Some members of the medical community ...)

"Some members of the medical community argue that doctors simply shouldn't ask patients about their ancestry because it has no genetic meaning," Feldman noted, "but our study finds that self-reported ancestry and genetic ancestry are largely coincident, so patient interviews can be very useful. On the one hand, grouping patients by genetic similarities will benefit future studies that will scan the entire human genome for potential genetic causes of disease. On the other hand, self-reported ancestry makes it easier to get information on environmental factors, cultural differences and behaviors which may be important risk factors for certain diseases."

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Contact: Mark Shwartz
mshwartz@stanford.edu
650-723-9296
Stanford University
19-Dec-2002

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