African Americans - Genetics
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Interactive effect of stressful life events and the serotonin transporter 5-HTTLPR genotype on posttraumatic stress disorder diagnosis in 2 independent populations.

30 Oct 2009 CONTEXT: The 5-HTTLPR polymorphism in the promoter region of the serotonin transporter gene (SLC6A4) has been found to moderate several categories of emotional response after stressful life events. Previous studies generally focused on its effect on ... Read more...

Further evidence for an association between mandibular height and the growth hormone receptor gene in a Japanese population.

29 Sep 2009 INTRODUCTION: Craniofacial morphology has a significant genetic component. It has recently been reported that single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the growth hormone receptor gene (GHR) are associated with mandibular height. To confirm these ... Read more...

FAK overexpression and p53 mutations are highly correlated in human breast cancer.

29 Sep 2009 Focal adhesion kinase (FAK) is overexpressed in a number of tumors, including breast cancer. Another marker of breast cancer tumorigenesis is the tumor suppressor gene p53 that is frequently mutated in breast cancer. In the present study, our aim ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'African Americans - Genetics'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Interactive effect of stressful life events and the serotonin transporter 5-HTTLPR genotype on posttraumatic stress disorder diagnosis in 2 independent populations. 30 Oct 2009
• Further evidence for an association between mandibular height and the growth hormone receptor gene in a Japanese population. 29 Sep 2009
• FAK overexpression and p53 mutations are highly correlated in human breast cancer. 29 Sep 2009
• Genomics: Hepatitis C virus gets personal. 15 Sep 2009
• Otitis media: a genome-wide linkage scan with evidence of susceptibility loci within the 17q12 and 10q22.3 regions. Sep 2009
• Population-wide generalizability of genome-wide discovered associations. 31 Aug 2009
• Replication of prostate cancer risk loci in a Japanese case-control association study. 31 Aug 2009
• CKD in MYH9-related disorders. 31 Aug 2009
• Biological, psychological and behavioral, and social variables influencing colorectal cancer screening in African Americans. 30 Aug 2009
• Is ApoE epsilon4 associated with cognitive functioning in African Americans diagnosed with Alzheimer Disease? An exploratory study. 30 Aug 2009
• Genetic investigation of race and addiction. 30 Aug 2009
• Genetic variation in IL28B predicts hepatitis C treatment-induced viral clearance. 14 Aug 2009
• Re: ABO blood group and the risk of pancreatic cancer. 9 Aug 2009
• Racial differences in advanced colorectal cancer outcomes and pharmacogenetics: a subgroup analysis of a large randomized clinical trial. 25 Jul 2009
• A 2-base pair deletion polymorphism in the partial duplication of the alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine gene (CHRFAM7A) on chromosome 15q14 is associated with schizophrenia. 21 Jul 2009
• A genome-wide association study of hypertension and blood pressure in African Americans. 15 Jul 2009
• Association of substance use disorders with childhood trauma but not African genetic heritage in an African American cohort. 13 Jul 2009
• Patterns of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance and multiple myeloma in various ethnic/racial groups: support for genetic factors in pathogenesis. 7 Jul 2009
• Periodontal disease status in gullah african americans with type 2 diabetes living in South Carolina. 29 Jun 2009
• Genetic variants of GSNOR and ADRB2 influence response to albuterol in African-American children with severe asthma. 29 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'African Americans'

Definition: Persons living in the United States having origins in any of the black groups of Africa.

Descriptor UI: D001741

Alternative terms: African Americans; Americans, African;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; education; history; legislation & jurisprudence; psychology; statistics & numerical data; ethnology; genetics;

Tree Number: M01.686.508.100.100; M01.686.754.100;

History Note: 76; was NEGROES 1963-75