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The Immigrant Ancestors Project: Gathering and Indexing 900,000 Names
Genealogy, 2018 The Immigrant Ancestors Project (IAP) is sponsored by the Center for Family History and Genealogy at Brigham Young University, which is located in Provo, Utah, United States.
Jill N. Crandell +1 more
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Family History: Fact versus Fiction
Genealogy, 2020 Current interest in genealogy and family history has soared, but the research journey may be fraught. Original intentions may be inhibited and inevitably altered as the actual historical details are revealed and documented through recorded evidence ...
Luanna Meyer
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Frontiers in Oncology, 2021 BackgroundAbout 5%–10% of the breast cancer cases have a hereditary background, and this subset is referred to as familial breast cancer (FBC). In this review, we summarize the susceptibility genes and genetic syndromes associated with FBC and discuss ...
Lu Shen +3 more
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Association between circulating adiponectin levels and polycystic ovarian syndrome [PDF]
, 2014 Background: Low adiponectin levels in polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) have been largely attributed to obesity which is common among these patients. In addition, evidence also suggests that low adiponectin in PCOS may be related to insulin resistance (
Khan, Naveed Ali +4 more
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Longevity defined as top 10% survivors and beyond is transmitted as a quantitative genetic trait
Nature Communications, 2019 While human lifespan is only moderately heritable, “getting old” runs in families. Here, van den Berg et al. study mortality data from three-generation cohorts to define a threshold for longevity and find that individuals have an increasing survival ...
Niels van den Berg +8 more
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Traditional Family History & Training - Part 1 [PDF]
, 2010 While Ayurveda is an ancient system of medicine, training for it involves many years of study as well as apprenticeship. The apprenticeship could run in the family, as from father to son, or in a more formal setting, as with an acclaimed teacher.
Joshi, Himanshu +3 more
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Genealogy, 2020 In the early months of 1916, Charles Robb a retired shipping clerk in the East End of London, England, wrote a series of letters to his 19-year-old son Arthur, an army private awaiting embarkation to the Western Front.
Martin Robb
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Pituitary tumors and the risk of other malignancies: is the relationship coincidental or causal?
Endocrine Oncology, 2023 Pituitary adenomas are benign neoplasms of the pituitary. The most prevalent are prolactinomas and non-functioning pituitary adenomas, followed by growth hormone-and ACTH-secreting adenomas.
Sandra Pekic +2 more
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Family history of breast and ovarian cancer and triple negative subtype in hispanic/latina women. [PDF]
, 2014 Familial breast and ovarian cancer prevalence was assessed among 1150 women of Mexican descent enrolled in a case-only, binational breast cancer study. Logistic regression was conducted to compare odds of triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) to non-TNBC ...
Anderson, Kristin +13 more
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Challenges and Alternatives to Caribbean Family History and Genealogy: Archives and Sources in Puerto Rico. [PDF]
, 2016 This chapter discusses the state of genealogy in Puerto Rico, particularly regarding sources.
Antonio Sotomayor
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