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Use of Race in Kidney Research and Medicine: Concepts, Principles, and Practice.

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Mohottige, D; Boulware, LE; Ford, CL; Jones, C; Norris, KC
Published in: Clin J Am Soc Nephrol
February 2022

Black Americans and other racially and ethnically minoritized individuals are disproportionately burdened by higher morbidity and mortality from kidney disease when compared with their White peers. Yet, kidney researchers and clinicians have struggled to fully explain or rectify causes of these inequalities. Many studies have sought to identify hypothesized genetic and/or ancestral origins of biologic or behavioral deficits as singular explanations for racial and ethnic inequalities in kidney health. However, these approaches reinforce essentialist beliefs that racial groups are inherently biologically and behaviorally different. These approaches also often conflate the complex interactions of individual-level biologic differences with aggregated population-level disparities that are due to structural racism (i.e., sociopolitical policies and practices that created and perpetuate harmful health outcomes through inequities of opportunities and resources). We review foundational misconceptions about race, racism, genetics, and ancestry that shape research and clinical practice with a focus on kidney disease and related health outcomes. We also provide recommendations on how to embed key equity-enhancing concepts, terms, and principles into research, clinical practice, and medical publishing standards.

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Clin J Am Soc Nephrol

DOI

EISSN

1555-905X

Publication Date

February 2022

Volume

17

Issue

2

Start / End Page

314 / 322

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Urology & Nephrology
  • United States
  • Racism
  • Racial Groups
  • Kidney Diseases
  • Humans
  • Healthcare Disparities
  • Guidelines as Topic
  • Biomedical Research
  • 4202 Epidemiology
 

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Mohottige, D., Boulware, L. E., Ford, C. L., Jones, C., & Norris, K. C. (2022). Use of Race in Kidney Research and Medicine: Concepts, Principles, and Practice. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol, 17(2), 314–322. https://doi.org/10.2215/CJN.04890421
Mohottige, Dinushika, L Ebony Boulware, Chandra L. Ford, Camara Jones, and Keith C. Norris. “Use of Race in Kidney Research and Medicine: Concepts, Principles, and Practice.Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 17, no. 2 (February 2022): 314–22. https://doi.org/10.2215/CJN.04890421.
Mohottige D, Boulware LE, Ford CL, Jones C, Norris KC. Use of Race in Kidney Research and Medicine: Concepts, Principles, and Practice. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2022 Feb;17(2):314–22.
Mohottige, Dinushika, et al. “Use of Race in Kidney Research and Medicine: Concepts, Principles, and Practice.Clin J Am Soc Nephrol, vol. 17, no. 2, Feb. 2022, pp. 314–22. Pubmed, doi:10.2215/CJN.04890421.
Mohottige D, Boulware LE, Ford CL, Jones C, Norris KC. Use of Race in Kidney Research and Medicine: Concepts, Principles, and Practice. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2022 Feb;17(2):314–322.

Published In

Clin J Am Soc Nephrol

DOI

EISSN

1555-905X

Publication Date

February 2022

Volume

17

Issue

2

Start / End Page

314 / 322

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Urology & Nephrology
  • United States
  • Racism
  • Racial Groups
  • Kidney Diseases
  • Humans
  • Healthcare Disparities
  • Guidelines as Topic
  • Biomedical Research
  • 4202 Epidemiology