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Medical Geneticists’ Interpretations of Genetic Disorders in Roma Communities in Post-Socialist Hungary
Title / Series / Name
Traditiones
Publication Volume
54
Publication Issue
2
Pages
Authors
Editors
Keywords
East Central Europe
population genetics
public health
race/ethnicity
Roma
Cultural Studies
Anthropology
Music
SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
population genetics
public health
race/ethnicity
Roma
Cultural Studies
Anthropology
Music
SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14018/27908
Abstract
The article investigates the utilization of ethnic classification by human geneticists in Hungary, with a particular focus on the Roma minority. Drawing on qualitative expert-interviews, it analyzes how historically situated social imaginaries inform the production of genetic knowledge. The study explores how human genetics constructs heritable disorders as ethnic diseases, exposing the epistemological and ethical tensions inherent in translating sociocultural difference into biological terms.
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Publisher
Place of Publication
Type
Journal article
Date
2025-09-01
Language
ISBN
Identifiers
10.3986/Traditio2025540201