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Trans-ethnic analysis of metabochip data identifies two new loci associated with BMI
Body mass index (BMI) is commonly used to assess obesity, which is associated with numerous diseases and negative health outcomes. BMI has been shown to be a heritable, polygenic trait, with close to 100 loci ...
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Weight change in older adults and mortality: the Multiethnic Cohort Study
To investigate the association between weight change in older adults and mortality in a multiethnic population.
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Nutritional factors and non-Hodgkin lymphoma survival in an ethnically diverse population: the Multiethnic Cohort
To understand the possible effect of modifiable health behaviors on the prognosis of the increasing number of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) survivors, we examined the pre-diagnostic intake of major food groups wi...
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Ethnic differences in serum adipokine and C-reactive protein levels: the multiethnic cohort
Ethnic disparities in metabolic disease risk may be the result of differences in circulating adipokines and inflammatory markers related to ethnic variations in obesity and body fat distribution.
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Open AccessAsian women have greater abdominal and visceral adiposity than Caucasian women with similar body mass index
In the Multiethnic Cohort Study, Japanese Americans (JA) have lower mean body mass index (BMI) compared with Caucasians, but show a higher waist-to-hip ratio at similar BMI values and a greater risk of diabete...
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Open AccessErratum: Validating genetic risk associations for ovarian cancer through the International Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium
Correction to: British Journal of Cancer (2009) 100, 412–420. doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604820 www.bjcancer.com Upon publication of this paper in Volume 100, one of the co-author's names was incorrectly stated – Jul...
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Open AccessUrinary phytoestrogen excretion and prostate cancer risk: a nested case–control study in the Multiethnic Cohort
Phytoestrogens are of special interest in prostate cancer research because populations in Asia with a high consumption of phytoestrogens have a lower incidence of the disease than comparable populations in Wes...
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Open AccessValidating genetic risk associations for ovarian cancer through the international Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium
The search for genetic variants associated with ovarian cancer risk has focused on pathways including sex steroid hormones, DNA repair, and cell cycle control. The Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium (OCAC) ...
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Insertional pain and other IUD insertion-related rare events for breastfeeding and non-breastfeeding women — a decade's experience in develo** countries
The possible effect of breastfeeding on intrauterine device (IUD) insertion events was investigated. Analysis included a total of 6493 women who enrolled in multicenter IUD clinical trials over a ten-year peri...
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Rare events occurring at insertion of an intrauterine device — a review of an international experience
Events occurringat the time of insertion of an intrauterine device (IUD) are rarely studied, especially for parous women for whom, in theory, IUD contraception is most suitable. These events, although rare, cause...
