title: The uses of race and ethnicity in human microbiome research.
abstract: Research on the human microbiome is beginning to address factors associated with between-group differences. Recognition of the social and political nature of traditional race and ethnicity categories will allow microbiome research to contribute to reduction of health disparities while avoiding attribution of causal inference to specific race and ethnicity categories.
authors.affiliation: Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA. jfortenb@iu.edu
authors.forename: J Dennis
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Fortenberry
mesh_terms: D005006:Ethnicity; D006801:Humans; D054892:Metagenome; D044469:Racial Groups