Racism, eugenics and sickle cell disease: the case of a population screening program

This article seeks to discuss the relationship between racism and eugenics associated with genetic diseases, specifially with the sickle cell disease, having as reference the case of the Population Screening Program (PTP – Programa de Triagem Populacional), which was planned to be implemented in Sal...

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Main Authors: Gabriela dos Santos Silva, Clarice Santos Mota, Leny Alves Bomfim Trad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Comunicação e Informação Científica e Tecnológica em Saúde (Icict) da Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz) 2020-06-01
Series:RECIIS
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Online Access:https://www.reciis.icict.fiocruz.br/index.php/reciis/article/view/1881