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Re:SARS-CoV-2 positivity rates associated with circulating V... by umanwizard on Saturday September 19, 2020 @01:27PM (#24529054)
I’ve gotten blood tests done where the normal range for various parameters was listed as being different for different racial groups.

If there is no correlation between genes and “American race definitions”, how is this possible?

Re:SARS-CoV-2 positivity rates associated with circulating V... by crispyporkbites on Saturday September 19, 2020 @01:46PM (#24529181)
Re:SARS-CoV-2 positivity rates associated with circulating V... by umanwizard on Saturday September 19, 2020 @03:22PM (#24529818)
I’m aware that race is not a strictly defined category, and that racial classification is arbitrary to a large extent. However, this doesn’t answer my question.
Re:SARS-CoV-2 positivity rates associated with circulating V... by crispyporkbites on Saturday September 19, 2020 @03:42PM (#24529911)
It demonstrates the logical fallacy - if it's an arbitrary classification, as you say, how can those blood test groupings be accurate? They can, at best, be arbitrary
Re:SARS-CoV-2 positivity rates associated with circulating V... by umanwizard on Saturday September 19, 2020 @07:51PM (#24531052)
“Arbitrary” doesn’t mean “uniformly random”. Even though the lines are blurred, there is still a strong correlation between being considered part of a particular racial classification in the US and having certain genes.
Re:SARS-CoV-2 positivity rates associated with circulating V... by hajimemash on Saturday September 19, 2020 @07:32PM (#24530978)
Thanks for the interesting first link. Now I understand your earlier comment