There is thus a need to understand the barriers and facilitators that Latinos perceive about participation in alcohol genetics research and to create more responsive recruitment and follow-up efforts based on this knowledge [10–13]. Moreover, given the paucity of data on the recruitment and participation of Latinos in alcohol research collecting biological samples, an understanding of the extant literature on racial/ethnic minority participation in genetics research would help to provide a knowledge base to inform further research specific to Latinos in this area. Identifying recruitment and follow-up strategies to address these issues may help reduce barriers to participation in alcohol genetics research and improve rates of providing the necessary biological samples. Such methods are imperative for ensuring Latinos are effectively included in the methodological advances of alcohol genetics research.
