African Continental Ancestry Group
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Variants of CTGF are associated with hepatic fibrosis in Chinese, Sudanese, and Brazilians infected with schistosomes.

10 Oct 2009 Abnormal fibrosis occurs during chronic hepatic inflammations and is the principal cause of death in hepatitis C virus and schistosome infections. Hepatic fibrosis (HF) may develop either slowly or rapidly in schistosome-infected subjects. This ... Read more...

Near eastern neolithic genetic input in a small oasis of the Egyptian Western Desert.

29 Sep 2009 The Egyptian Western Desert lies on an important geographic intersection between Africa and Asia. Genetic diversity of this region has been shaped, in part, by climatic changes in the Late Pleistocene and Holocene epochs marked by oscillating humid ... Read more...

mtDNA variability in two Bantu-speaking populations (Shona and Hutu) from Eastern Africa: implications for peopling and migration patterns in sub-Saharan Africa.

29 Sep 2009 In this study, we report novel data on mitochondrial DNA in two of the largest eastern Bantu-speaking populations, the Shona from Zimbabwe and the Hutu from Rwanda. The goal is to evaluate the genetic relationships of these two ethnic groups with ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'African Continental Ancestry Group'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Invited commentary. 30 Oct 2009
• Variants of CTGF are associated with hepatic fibrosis in Chinese, Sudanese, and Brazilians infected with schistosomes. 10 Oct 2009
• Near eastern neolithic genetic input in a small oasis of the Egyptian Western Desert. 29 Sep 2009
• mtDNA variability in two Bantu-speaking populations (Shona and Hutu) from Eastern Africa: implications for peopling and migration patterns in sub-Saharan Africa. 29 Sep 2009
• An evaluation of HIV testing among inmates in the North Carolina prison system. 29 Sep 2009
• Racial variability of glaucoma risk factors between African Caribbeans and Caucasians in a Canadian urban screening population. 29 Sep 2009
• Intraocular pressure adjusted for central corneal thickness as a screening tool for open-angle glaucoma in an at-risk population. 29 Sep 2009
• Impact of high-dose peginterferon alfa-2A on virological response rates in patients with hepatitis C genotype 1: a randomized controlled trial. 29 Sep 2009
• Profiles of physical and psychological violence in childhood as a risk factor for poorer adult health: evidence from the 1995-2005 National Survey of Midlife in the United States. 29 Sep 2009
• Saudi Arabian Y-Chromosome diversity and its relationship with nearby regions. 20 Sep 2009
• Understanding why some ethnic minority patients evaluate medical care more negatively than white patients: a cross sectional analysis of a routine patient survey in English general practices. 14 Sep 2009
• Racial differences in survival after in-hospital cardiac arrest. 14 Sep 2009
• Racial disparity persists after on-pump and off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting. 13 Sep 2009
• Trends in the prevalence of low risk factor burden for cardiovascular disease among United States adults. 12 Sep 2009
• Measurement of admixture proportions and description of admixture structure in different U.S. populations. 30 Aug 2009
• Numbers don't lie, but do they tell the whole story? 30 Aug 2009
• Barriers to the use of genetic testing: a study of racial and ethnic disparities. 30 Aug 2009
• Concurrent sexual partnerships and racial disparities in HIV infection among men who have sex with men. 30 Aug 2009
• Parity and breastfeeding in relation to obesity among black and white women in the southern community cohort study. 30 Aug 2009
• Impact of parity and breastfeeding on racial differences in obesity. 30 Aug 2009

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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