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Ancestry-environment interactions and asthma risk among Puerto Ricans.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine - 15 Nov 2006
Choudhry Shweta, Burchard Esteban González, Borrell Luisa N, Tang Hua, Gomez Ivan, Naqvi Mariam, Nazario Sylvette, Torres Alphonso, Casal Jesus, Martinez-Cruzado Juan Carlos, Ziv Elad, Avila Pedro C, Rodriguez-Cintron William, Risch Neil J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Puerto Ricans, an admixed population of African, European, and Native American ancestries, have the highest asthma prevalence, morbidity, and mortality rates of any United States' population. Although socioeconomic status (SES) is negatively correlated with asthma incidence in most populations, no such relationship has been identified among Puerto Ricans. We hypothesized that, in this admixed...
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