European Continental Ancestry Group
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Exposure to the carcinogen 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK) in smokers from 3 populations with different risks of lung cancer.

13 Nov 2009 Native Hawaiian smokers are at higher risk and Japanese-American smokers at lower risk of lung cancer (LC), compared with white smokers, even after accounting for smoking history. Because variation in carcinogen exposure/metabolism may occur ... Read more...

Outcomes of Ahmed glaucoma valve implantation in children with primary congenital glaucoma.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the long-term efficacy of intraocular pressure reduction and complications of Ahmed glaucoma valve (AGV) implantation in children with primary congenital glaucoma. METHODS: The medical records of patients with primary ... Read more...

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...

Latest indexed articles for 'European Continental Ancestry Group'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Infection of T lymphocytes in non-Asian patients with Epstein-Barr virus-associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. 13 Dec 2009
• Exposure to the carcinogen 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK) in smokers from 3 populations with different risks of lung cancer. 13 Nov 2009
• Outcomes of Ahmed glaucoma valve implantation in children with primary congenital glaucoma. 30 Oct 2009
• Relationship between alcohol consumption and total mortality in hypertensive women. 30 Oct 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
• Invited commentary. 30 Oct 2009
• Gastrointestinal malignancies: when does race matter? 30 Oct 2009
• CDK4 IVS4-nt40G-->A and T2D-associated obesity in Italians. 30 Oct 2009
• Association of APOE polymorphism with chronic kidney disease in a nationally representative sample: a Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) Genetic Study. 21 Oct 2009
• LINGO1 variant increases risk of familial essential tremor. 4 Oct 2009
• [Occurrence of GRB10 (+11275G > A) polymorphism in Hungarian population and its relationship to glucose metabolism] 2 Oct 2009
• Ethnic differences in do-not-resuscitate orders after intracerebral hemorrhage. 29 Sep 2009
• Further evidence for an association between mandibular height and the growth hormone receptor gene in a Japanese population. 29 Sep 2009
• Informed consent recall and comprehension in orthodontics: traditional vs improved readability and processability methods. 29 Sep 2009
• Predictors of calcium intake at dinner meals of ethnically diverse mother-child dyads from families with limited incomes. 29 Sep 2009
• An evaluation of HIV testing among inmates in the North Carolina prison system. 29 Sep 2009
• Persistence and change in disparities in HIV infection among injection drug users in New York City after large-scale syringe exchange programs. 29 Sep 2009
• African Americans in commercial HMOs more likely to delay prescription drugs and use the emergency room. 29 Sep 2009
• Racial differences in employment outcome after traumatic brain injury at 1, 2, and 5 years postinjury. 29 Sep 2009
• Racial variability of glaucoma risk factors between African Caribbeans and Caucasians in a Canadian urban screening population. 29 Sep 2009

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Technical information about 'European Continental Ancestry Group'

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

Descriptor UI: D044465

Alternative terms: European Continental Ancestry Group; Whites; White; Caucasoid Race; Caucasoid Races; Race, Caucasoid; Races, Caucasoid; Caucasian Race; Caucasian Races; Race, Caucasian; Races, Caucasian;

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

Tree Number: M01.686.508.400;

History Note: 2004(1966)

Technical Notes: specify geog if relevant