The importance of Ethnicity: are breast cancer Polygenic Risk Scores ready for women who are not of white European origin?
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DOI: 10.1002/ijc.33782
Abstract: Polygenic risk scores (PRS) for disease risk stratification show great promise for application in general populations, but most are based on data from individuals of white European origin. We assessed two well validated PRS (SNP18,… read more here.
Keywords: risk; origin; white european; breast cancer ... See more keywords
Children prefer natural food, too.
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DOI: 10.1037/dev0001387
Abstract: Adults often prefer things that they believe are natural, including natural foods. This preference has serious implications, such as the rejection of cultured meat and other sustainable technologies. Here we explore whether children also prefer… read more here.
Keywords: identifying white; prefer natural; natural food; identifying female ... See more keywords
Young South Asian women in the United Kingdom show evidence of blunted endothelium-dependent dilatation: implications for future cardiovascular disease
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DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0000000000003276
Abstract: Introduction: Prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is higher in South Asians than white Europeans. The offspring of hypertensive parents (OH) have greater risk of hypertension than offspring of normotensive parents (ON). We hypothesized that endothelium-dependent… read more here.
Keywords: south asian; white european; young south; dependent dilatation ... See more keywords
Association between grip strength and diabetes prevalence in black, South‐Asian, and white European ethnic groups: a cross‐sectional analysis of 418 656 participants in the UK Biobank study
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DOI: 10.1111/dme.13323
Abstract: To quantify the extent to which ethnic differences in muscular strength might account for the substantially higher prevalence of diabetes in black and South‐Asian compared with white European adults. read more here.
Keywords: strength; south asian; white european; prevalence ... See more keywords
Quantitative and physical characterization of normal hair ageing in White European women: a single‐centre study
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DOI: 10.1111/jdv.17246
Abstract: Dear Editor, Age-related hair changes are becoming a major concern in daily dermatological practice due to an ageing world population and growing concerns about hair appearance. Ageing affects hair colour, production and structure. Thinning of… read more here.
Keywords: age; white european; hair; study ... See more keywords
Testicular volume in infertile versus fertile white-European men: a case-control investigation in the real-life setting
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DOI: 10.4103/aja.aja_93_20
Abstract: Testicular volume (TV) is considered a good clinical marker of hormonal and spermatogenic function. Accurate reference values for TV measures in infertile and fertile men are lacking. We aimed to assess references values for TV… read more here.
Keywords: volume; white european; testicular volume; infertile men ... See more keywords