Prostate cancer is the most frequently diagnosed and second most fatal nonskin cancer
among men in the United States. African American men are two times more likely to develop�…

In a recent genome-wide association study by Gudmundsson and colleagues, two prostate
cancer susceptibility loci were identified on chromosome 17q. The first locus, at 17q12, was�…

Short-acting β2-adrenergic receptor agonists (SABAs) are the most commonly prescribed
asthma medications worldwide. Response to SABAs is measured as bronchodilator drug�…

Research has largely reported that dog exposure is associated with reduced allergic
disease risk. Responsible mechanism (s) are not understood. The goal was to investigate�…

PURPOSE: To evaluate the management and outcomes of na�ve bilateral retinoblastoma
treated at a single-center over a 5-year period during the era of ophthalmic artery�…

Background African ancestry is associated with a higher prevalence and greater severity of
asthma than European ancestries, yet genetic studies of the most common locus associated�…

There are considerable racial disparities in prostate cancer risk, with a 60% higher
incidence rate among African-American (AA) men compared with European-American (EA)�…

Aspergillus niger is a cell factory for the production of enzymes. This fungus secretes
proteins in the central part and at the periphery of the colony. The sporulating zone of the�…

Sarcoidosis is a complex, multi-organ granulomatous disease with a likely genetic
component. West African ancestry confers a higher risk for sarcoidosis than European�…

Methods: A total of 52 maternal-child pairs were drawn from a racially diverse birth cohort
based in Detroit, Michigan. Breast milk and neonatal stool specimens were collected at 1�…