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Published online 20 December 2002 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news021216-13
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Humans more similar than different
Ethnicity may be as good a guide to genetic susceptibilities as testing.
Inuit or Basque, Laotian or Pashtun: we're much more similar than we are different, says the most detailed analysis of human genetic variation to date1.
When it comes to sensitivity to drugs or diseases, the analysis also suggests that a person's account of their ethnic origin is almost as reliable an indicator as intrusive genetic tests.
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