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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-3-25
pubmed:abstractText
A genome-wide scan of high-risk prostate cancer families in North America has demonstrated linkage of a particular marker to Chromosome 1q (HPC1). An even greater proportion of African-American families have shown linkage to HPC1. Therefore, investigators at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) in collaboration with Howard University and a predominantly African-American group of urologists established the African-American Hereditary Prostate Cancer (AAHPC) Study Network to confirm the suggested linkage of HPC in African Americans with a gene on Chromosome 1. Blood samples from recruited families were sent to Howard University for extraction of DNA. The DNA was sent to NHGRI at NIH where the genotyping and genetic sequence analysis was conducted. Genotype data are merged with pedigree information so that statistical analysis can be performed to establish potential linkage. From March 1, 1998, to June 1, 1999, a total of 40 African-American families have been recruited who met the study criteria. Preliminary results suggest that racial/ethnicity grouping may affect the incidence and extent of linkage of prostate cancer to specific loci. The importance of these findings lays in the future treatment of genetic-based diseases.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0027-9684
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
93
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
120-3
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12653398-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:12653398-Antigens, Surface, pubmed-meshheading:12653398-Asian Continental Ancestry Group, pubmed-meshheading:12653398-Chromosomes, Human, Pair 1, pubmed-meshheading:12653398-Genetic Linkage, pubmed-meshheading:12653398-Genetic Predisposition to Disease, pubmed-meshheading:12653398-Genetic Research, pubmed-meshheading:12653398-Health Surveys, pubmed-meshheading:12653398-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:12653398-Incidence, pubmed-meshheading:12653398-Male, pubmed-meshheading:12653398-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:12653398-Models, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:12653398-Nerve Tissue Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:12653398-Pedigree, pubmed-meshheading:12653398-Prostatic Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:12653398-Questionnaires, pubmed-meshheading:12653398-Risk Factors, pubmed-meshheading:12653398-Sensitivity and Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:12653398-Syntaxin 1, pubmed-meshheading:12653398-United States
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
African-American heredity prostate cancer study: a model for genetic research.
pubmed:affiliation
Dept of Urology, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.