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Polymorphisms of apolipoprotein E in the Afro-descendant population of Buenaventura, Colombia
Revista Colombiana De Psiquiatría (English Ed ), 2022To estimate the frequency distribution, both allelic and genotypic, of the APOE gene in the Afro-descendant population of Buenaventura, Colombia.Three hundred and forty-eight Afro-descendant individuals were analysed and the APOE locus was genotyped by PCR-RFLP.
Guillermo Barreto
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2022
Afro-American communities in Latin America and the Caribbean are rooted in their own particular cultural context, but in dialogue with Indigenous peoples, mestizos and whites. Justification for the slave trade in the Americas was based on Christianising the slaves. It was by fully using the Catholic liturgical calendar itself that slaves in much of the
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Afro-American communities in Latin America and the Caribbean are rooted in their own particular cultural context, but in dialogue with Indigenous peoples, mestizos and whites. Justification for the slave trade in the Americas was based on Christianising the slaves. It was by fully using the Catholic liturgical calendar itself that slaves in much of the
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Impacts of violence on the mental health of Afro-descendant survivors in Colombia
Medicine, Conflict and Survival, 2021The Colombian armed conflict has disproportionately affected minorities, especially afro-Colombian communities. However, there is a lack of evidence about mental health of victims. This study aims to describe the prevalence of mental illness and its associated factors in Afro-descendant violence survivors in Buenaventura and Quibdó, Colombia.
Francisco J Bonilla-Escobar +2 more
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Incidence of optic neuritis among Afro-descendant, a cohort study
Multiple Sclerosis JournalBackground: Optic neuritis (ON) is a multifactorial condition with a strong association with ethnicity. Objectives: We conducted a retrospective cohort study in a Caribbean Island, Martinique, French West Indies to assess the incidence and characteristics of ON among an Afro ...
Benoit Bobelna +5 more
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Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 2023
Ameloblastoma is an aggressively growing jaw tumor with high recurrent properties. Reports on global and racial distribution of ameloblastoma are variable and inconclusive. The role of race and ethnicity on ameloblastoma growth characteristics, genetic mutational profile, and recurrence is also still unclear.
Parth Patel +3 more
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Ameloblastoma is an aggressively growing jaw tumor with high recurrent properties. Reports on global and racial distribution of ameloblastoma are variable and inconclusive. The role of race and ethnicity on ameloblastoma growth characteristics, genetic mutational profile, and recurrence is also still unclear.
Parth Patel +3 more
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Health of Afro-descendant People in Latin America
2022This report will build upon previous work and reports, analyzing existing publications to consolidate data already available on Afrodescendent health, with the aim of identifying key gaps in data on Afrodescendent health in the region, and recommending the areas of need for further work.
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Afro-Descendant Lesbians Strengthen Their Identity
Souls, 2019This piece examines the key necessity of having the Black Lesbian voice within notions of feminism and the ongoing women’s movement.
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Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
The Afro-Peruvian population is one of the ethnic minorities most affected by cultural, socioeconomic, and health barriers; however, there is little evidence on health inequalities in this ethnic group. Therefore, We aimed to determine health inequalities among the Peruvian Afro-descendant population in comparison with non-Afro-descendants.A cross ...
Akram Hernández-Vásquez +1 more
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The Afro-Peruvian population is one of the ethnic minorities most affected by cultural, socioeconomic, and health barriers; however, there is little evidence on health inequalities in this ethnic group. Therefore, We aimed to determine health inequalities among the Peruvian Afro-descendant population in comparison with non-Afro-descendants.A cross ...
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Afro-descendants and Indigenous Rights
2013Abstract Indigenous rights are arguably the most successfully institutionalized form of minority rights in international law today. Currently, Indigenous rights provide greater protections (particularly where the control of territory and self-government are concerned) than more general minority rights.
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Afro-descendant culture in Oaxaca and the United States
2023Taking the Education 895 Global Education course at San Diego State Uni-versity in Oaxaca City, Oaxaca, Mexico allowed me to transcend the limitations of the United States and the homogenized portrayals of Mexico. The U.S.’s Racial Script of Mexicans is a stereotype premised on the idea of the illegal alien; Ame-rican media typically emulates Mexican ...
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