African KhoeSan ancestry linked to high-risk prostate cancer

African KhoeSan ancestry linked to high-risk prostate cancer

Abstract Backgrounds Genetic diversity is greatest within Africa, in particular the KhoeSan click-speaking peoples of southern Africa. South African populations represent admixture fractions including differing degrees of African, African-KhoeSan and non-African genetic ancestries. Within the United...

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Main Authors: Desiree C. Petersen, Weerachai Jaratlerdsiri, Abraham van Wyk, Eva K. F. Chan, Pedro Fernandez, Ruth J. Lyons, Shingai B. A. Mutambirw, Andre van der Merwe, Philip A. Venter, William Bates, M. S. Riana Bornman, Vanessa M. Hayes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:BMC Medical Genomics
Subjects:
African ancestry
Prostate cancer
KhoeSan
High-risk disease
Ancestral fractions
Ancestry informative markers
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12920-019-0537-0

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