For example, during pregnancy African Americans are said to have a higher chance of getting preeclampsia or gestational diabetes. Genetically, what’s happening here?
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There are genetic differences between ethnic and racial groups. Some reasons for that are known (malaria sickle cell example) while others are not understood well.
These genetic differences also change how people metabolize drugs.
Some regions (namely japan and china) will require clinical trials include a certain amount of locals from that area for this reason
Certain population will have higher incidence rate due to lifestyle. Those two regions have higher incidence of lung cancer. Southeast Asia also has a higher rate of bile duct cancer because of a parasitic infection common to that region.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2594139/
There are genetic differences between ethnic and racial groups. Some reasons for that are known (malaria sickle cell example) while others are not understood well.
These genetic differences also change how people metabolize drugs.
Some regions (namely japan and china) will require clinical trials include a certain amount of locals from that area for this reason
Certain population will have higher incidence rate due to lifestyle. Those two regions have higher incidence of lung cancer. Southeast Asia also has a higher rate of bile duct cancer because of a parasitic infection common to that region.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2594139/
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