Article
[Cancer in Japanese migrants to Hawaii: interaction between genes and environment].
Revue d'epidemiologie et de sante publique - 1 Jan 1992
Le Marchand L, Kolonel L N
Abstract excerpt
This paper describes the progressive changes in cancer incidence that have been observed among Japanese after their migration to Hawaii. It reviews descriptive and analytic epidemiologic data suggesting a role for genetic susceptibilities in explaining the high risk of Japanese for colon cancer and their low risk for lung cancer, when compared to Caucasians. Differences in certain pharmacogenetic polymorphisms...
Topics
- Colonic Neoplasms
- Emigration and Immigration
- Environmental Exposure
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Hawaii
- Humans
- Japan
- Lung Neoplasms
- Male
- Neoplasms