African Continental Ancestry Group - Research News and Information

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

Deaths from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease--United States, 2000-2005.

12 Nov 2008 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a heterogeneous group of slowly progressive diseases characterized by airflow obstruction that interferes with normal breathing. In 2005, approximately one in 20 deaths in the United States had COPD ... Read more...

Research involving human subjects.

30 Oct 2008 This paper will discuss the history of human subjects in research and the subsequent regulations and requirements that now govern human subject research. Also presented are the requirements and definitions of the oversight bodies which govern human ... Read more...

Raised incidence rates of all psychoses among migrant groups: findings from the East London first episode psychosis study.

30 Oct 2008 CONTEXT: Certain black and minority ethnic groups are at increased risk for psychoses. It is unknown whether risk for second- and later-generation black and minority ethnic groups in the United Kingdom is universally increased or varies by ... Read more...

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• Deaths from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease--United States, 2000-2005. 12 Nov 2008
• Research involving human subjects. 30 Oct 2008
• Raised incidence rates of all psychoses among migrant groups: findings from the East London first episode psychosis study. 30 Oct 2008
• Regulatory polymorphisms in the interleukin-18 promoter are associated with hepatitis C virus clearance. 13 Oct 2008
• Studies address racial and geographic disparities in breast cancer treatment. 6 Oct 2008
• Racial differences in microbleed prevalence in primary intracerebral hemorrhage. 5 Oct 2008
• Multiple OPR genes influence personality traits in substance dependent and healthy subjects in two American populations. 3 Oct 2008
• Association of reading disability on chromosome 6p22 in the Afrikaner population. 3 Oct 2008
• HIV prevalence estimates--United States, 2006. Oct 2008
• Out of Africa: what can be learned from the studies of allergic disorders in Africa and Africans? 29 Sep 2008
• Beta-1-adrenoceptor genetic variants and ethnicity independently affect response to beta-blockade. 29 Sep 2008
• Will there be an epidemic of HIV-related chronic kidney disease in sub-Saharan Africa? Too soon to tell. 29 Sep 2008
• Willingness to participate in cancer screenings: blacks vs whites vs Puerto Rican Hispanics. 29 Sep 2008
• Participation in biomedical research studies and cancer screenings: perceptions of risks to minorities compared with whites. 29 Sep 2008
• Relative importance of systemic determinants of retinal arteriolar and venular caliber: the atherosclerosis risk in communities study. 29 Sep 2008
• CDC: new HIV infections high among blacks, MSM. 29 Sep 2008
• Re-creation of the genetic composition of a founder population. 25 Sep 2008
• Prevalence of colon polyps detected by colonoscopy screening in asymptomatic black and white patients. 22 Sep 2008
• Colorectal cancer risk: black, white, or shades of gray? 22 Sep 2008
• Unravelling the contributions of social, environmental and genetic factors to health differences. 21 Sep 2008

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Technical information about 'African Continental Ancestry Group'

Definition: Individuals whose ancestral origins are in the continent of Africa.

Descriptor UI: D044383

Alternative terms: African Continental Ancestry Group; Blacks; Negroes; Negro; Negroid Race; Negroid Races; Race, Negroid; Races, Negroid;

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

Tree Number: M01.686.508.100;

History Note: 2004

Technical Notes: specify geog if pertinent