Don’t ignore genetic data from minority populations

Don’t ignore genetic data from minority populations

Don’t ignore genetic data from minority populations

Efforts to build representative studies are defeated when scientists discard data from certain groups, argue eight genomics researchers and ethicists. Instead, researchers should work to balance statistical needs with fairness. The authors suggest an approach used in health care — a framework called accountability for reasonableness (A4R) — to help researchers make analytical decisions that are ethically as well as scientifically sound.

Nature | 9 min read