Increasing public interest in direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic ancestry testing has been
accompanied by growing concern about issues ranging from the personal and societal …

Terminology regarding descriptors of race and ethnicity have been constantly evolving. Due
to differences in terminology, data collection, demographics, and group identity, there are …

Kidney disease continues to manifest stark racial inequities in the United States, revealing
the entrenchment of racism and bias within multiple facets of society, including in our …

Over the past 18 months, there have been notable developments in the direct-to-consumer
(DTC) genomic testing arena, in particular with regard to issues surrounding governmental …

Direct-to-consumer genetic testing is marketed as a tool to uncover ancestry and kin. Recent
studies of actual and potential users have demonstrated that individuals' responses to the …

Abstract Post-Human Genome Project progress has enabled a new wave of population
genetic research, and intensified controversy over the use of race/ethnicity in this work. At …

Abstract During the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade (TAST), around twelve million Africans were
enslaved and forcibly moved from Africa to the Americas and Europe, durably influencing …

The growth in the direct-to-consumer genetic testing industry poses a number of challenges
for healthcare practice, among a number of other areas of concern. Several companies …

Consumer uptake of direct-to-consumer (DTC) DNA ancestry testing is accelerating, yet few
empirical studies have examined test impacts on recipients despite the DTC ancestry …

In 2020, the nephrology community formally interrogated long-standing race-based clinical
algorithms used in the field, including the kidney function estimation equations. A …