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Genetic Associations of PPARGC1A with Type 2 Diabetes: Differences among Populations with African Origins

Journal of Diabetes Research, 2015
The aim of this study was to assess the differences in correlation of PPARGC1A polymorphisms with type 2 diabetes (T2D) risk in adults of African origins: African Americans and Haitian Americans.
Amanpreet K. Cheema, Tan Li, Juan P. Liuzzi, Gustavo G. Zarini, Mehmet T. Dorak, Fatma G. Huffman   +5 more
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Racial Disparities in Hepatitis C Treatment Eligibility

Annals of Hepatology, 2017
Background: Hepatitis C (HCV) is more prevalent in African Americans than in any other racial group in the United States. However, African Americans are more likely to be deemed ineligible for HCV treatment than non-African Americans.
Omar T. Sims, David E. Pollio, Barry A. Hong, Carol S. North   +3 more
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Quantitative proteomics of cerebrospinal fluid from African Americans and Caucasians reveals shared and divergent changes in Alzheimer’s disease

Molecular Neurodegeneration, 2023
Background Despite being twice as likely to get Alzheimer’s disease (AD), African Americans have been grossly underrepresented in AD research. While emerging evidence indicates that African Americans with AD have lower cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) levels of
Erica S. Modeste, Lingyan Ping, Caroline M. Watson, Duc M. Duong, Eric B. Dammer, Erik C. B. Johnson, Blaine R. Roberts, James J. Lah, Allan I. Levey, Nicholas T. Seyfried   +9 more
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A meta-analysis of COVID-19 vaccines acceptance among black/African American

Heliyon, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic had harmed Black/African Americans disproportionately. Mortality and morbidity can reduce by increasing vaccination acceptability and availability. We conducted a meta-analysis of 20 studies that show the prevalence of Black/African
Rezaul Karim Ripon, Umma Motahara, Adiba Alam, Kifayat Sadmam Ishadi, Md Samun Sarker   +4 more
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APOL1 Risk Variants Independently Associated With Early Cardiovascular Disease Death

Kidney International Reports, 2018
The relationship of APOL1 renal risk variants to cardiovascular disease (CVD) is controversial and was the subject of this investigation. Methods: Age, cause of death, and nephrosclerosis (the latter defined by glomerulosclerosis) were analyzed in the ...
Michael D. Hughson, Wendy E. Hoy, Susan A. Mott, John F. Bertram, Cheryl A. Winkler, Jeffrey B. Kopp   +5 more
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Mental Health Screening Needs and Preference in Treatment Types and Providers in African American and Asian American Older Adults

Brain Sciences, 2021
Older African Americans and Asian Americans in the U.S. underuse mental health services, despite their vulnerability to diverse mental health problems.
Minsun Lee, Wenyue Lu, Tyrell Mann-Barnes, Jin-Hyeok Nam, Julie Nelson, Grace X. Ma   +5 more
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Apolipoprotein [a] genotype influences isoform dominance pattern differently in African Americans and Caucasians

Journal of Lipid Research, 2002
Plasma lipoprotein [a] (Lp[a]) concentrations are inversely associated with, and largely determined by, apolipoprotein [a] (apo[a]) gene size, a highly polymorphic trait.
Jill Rubin, Furcy Paultre, Catherine H. Tuck, Steve Holleran, Roberta G. Reed, Thomas A. Pearson, Christopher M. Thomas, Rajasekhar Ramakrishnan, Lars Berglund   +8 more
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The effect of race/ethnicity on cancer-specific mortality after salvage radical prostatectomy

Frontiers in Oncology, 2022
BackgroundTo test the effect of race/ethnicity on cancer-specific mortality (CSM) after salvage radical prostatectomy (SRP).Material and methodsWe relied on the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results database (SEER, 2004–2016) to identify SRP ...
Mike Wenzel, Mike Wenzel, Christoph Würnschimmel, Christoph Würnschimmel, Luigi Nocera, Luigi Nocera, Claudia Colla Ruvolo, Claudia Colla Ruvolo, Benedikt Hoeh, Benedikt Hoeh, Zhe Tian, Shahrokh F. Shariat, Shahrokh F. Shariat, Shahrokh F. Shariat, Shahrokh F. Shariat, Shahrokh F. Shariat, Shahrokh F. Shariat, Fred Saad, Alberto Briganti, Markus Graefen, Felix Preisser, Andreas Becker, Philipp Mandel, Felix K. H. Chun, Pierre I. Karakiewicz   +24 more
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Racial Disparities in Hidradenitis Suppurativa Management at a Single Institution

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Background:. Hidradenitis suppurativa (H/S) disproportionately affects African Americans. We describe those affected by this disease to evaluate potential racial disparities. Methods:.
Nikhi P. Singh, MD, MBA, Kaitlin Burge, MD, Sean Drummond, MD, Ryan Zaniewski, MD, Spencer MacLeod, MD, Lauren Moradi, BS, Reagan Hattaway, MD, Timothy W. King, MD, PhD, MBA, Tiffany Mayo, MD, Jorge I. de la Torre, MD, MSHA, MSHQS   +9 more
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Parsing the Gulf between Africans and African Americans

Social Sciences, 2018
The rise in African immigrants to the US provides an opportunity to assess relations between Africans and African Americans in college. An online survey of 322 current and recently-graduated college students (including 45 Africans, 160 African Americans,
Ashly Nsangou, Lauren Dundes
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