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. 2022 Mar 3:13:817318.
doi: 10.3389/fgene.2022.817318. eCollection 2022.

The Articulation of Genomics, Mestizaje, and Indigenous Identities in Chile: A Case Study of the Social Implications of Genomic Research in Light of Current Research Practices

Constanza P Silva  1   2 , Constanza de la Fuente Castro  3 , Tomás González Zarzar  4   5 , Maanasa Raghavan  3 , Ayelén Tonko-Huenucoy  6 , Felipe I Martínez  7   8 , Nicolás Montalva  9   10
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The Articulation of Genomics, Mestizaje, and Indigenous Identities in Chile: A Case Study of the Social Implications of Genomic Research in Light of Current Research Practices

Constanza P Silva et al. Front Genet. .
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Keywords: Chile; Indigenous; Latin America; ancestry; genomics; identity; mestizaje; research ethics.

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The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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