Use the claim to answer the question. CLAIM: Heavily biased genetic databases could—and do—lead scientists and doctors to diagnose conditions or prescribe treatments that might be relevant to people with European genes, but not for people from other racial backgrounds. Which statements from the “Genetic research has a white bias, and it may be hurting everyone’s health” article represent reasons that directly support the author's claim? Select the TWO correct answers.

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Use the claim to answer the question. CLAIM: Heavily biased genetic databases could—and do—lead scientists and doctors to diagnose conditions or prescribe treatments that might be relevant to people with European genes, but not for people from other racial backgrounds. Which statements from the “Genetic research has a white bias, and it may be hurting everyone’s health” article represent reasons that directly support the author's claim? Select the TWO correct answers. 
A.	"And health treatments that don’t take the variations of genetically diverse populations into account can cause problems."
B.	"Modern humans originated on the continent of Africa more than 300,000 years ago, and subsequent generations migrated across the land, with groups intermarrying or splitting apart."
C.	"The lack of genetic diversity is “a social injustice, and a missed scientific opportunity,” said Esteban Burchard, who is a physician and epidemiologist at the University of California, San Francisco, and was not involved in the new paper."
D.	"Any two humans in the world share about 99.9 percent of their DNA with one another. . ."
E.	"'If we don’t include ethnically diverse populations, we are potentially going to be exacerbating health inequalities,' said Sarah Tishkoff, study coauthor and a human geneticist at the University of Pennsylvania."

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The two statements that directly support the author's claim about the implications of biased genetic databases on diagnosis and treatment across different racial backgrounds are:

A. "And health treatments that don’t take the variations of genetically diverse populations into account can cause problems."

E. "'If we don’t include ethnically diverse populations, we are potentially going to be exacerbating health inequalities,' said Sarah Tishkoff, study coauthor and a human geneticist at the University of Pennsylvania."

Both statements highlight the issues related to the lack of representation of diverse genetic backgrounds in research and the potential consequences for health outcomes.