Archive for the tag 'African American'

Jan 25 2010

SNPwatch: More Progress in the Search for Genetic Variants Linked to Childhood Asthma

Published by ErinC under SNPwatch

Researchers have identified another region of the genome associated with childhood asthma, a condition that affects more than seven million American kids.
Analysis of DNA from about 1,700 children with asthma and 3,500 controls, all of European ancestry, identified several genetic variations on chromosome 1 associated with the risk of developing asthma.  Many of these same [...]

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Jan 11 2010

Large Study Reveals Details of African American Genetic Ancestry

Published by ErinC under news

As shown in these ancestry paintings from 23andMe, the proportion of African DNA can vary widely for African Americans.
A recent study led by Carlos Bustamante of Cornell and Sarah Tishkoff of the University of Pennsylvania has shown that genetically speaking, African American can mean a lot of different things.
The researchers and their co-workers analyzed DNA [...]

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Apr 01 2009

SNPwatch: Genetic Variation In Tumor Suppressor May Predict Worse Outcome for African American Colorectal Cancer Patients

Published by ErinC under SNPwatch

SNPwatch gives you the latest news about research linking various traits and conditions to individual genetic variations. These studies are exciting because they offer a glimpse into how genetics may affect our bodies and health; but in most cases, more work is needed before this research can provide information of value to individuals. For that [...]

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Nov 17 2008

African American Roots: What Genetics Can Reveal

Published by AnneH under big questions

Because their ancestors often were slaves during the 18th and 19th centuries, and therefore usually lacked birth or death certificates, it is very difficult for African American genealogists to trace their ancestors further than a few generations. Even when they can trace their ancestry to the slavery era, it is virtually impossible to find exactly [...]

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Jul 16 2008

SNPwatch: Genetic Variant Common in African Americans May Influence Susceptibility to HIV

Published by ErinC under SNPwatch

SNPwatch gives you the latest news about research linking various traits and conditions to individual genetic variations. These studies are exciting because they offer a glimpse into how genetics may affect our bodies and health; but in most cases, more work is needed before this research can provide information of value to individuals. For that [...]

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