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Results 1 - 10 of 11 for african american women
  1. CYB5R3 gene 
    ... to increase the risk of breast cancer in African American women who smoke cigarettes. Cigarette smoke contains chemicals that ... occurs at a 90-fold higher rate in African American women than in white women. B5R DIA1 diaphorase-1 ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/cyb5r3 - Genetics
  2. Shingles 
    ... of non-Hispanic white ancestry than those of African American ancestry. For unknown reasons, women are more prone to develop shingles than men. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/shingles - Genetics
  3. Gestational diabetes 
    ... background. Women of Native American, Asian, Hispanic, or African American heritage are more likely to be diagnosed with the disease than are non-Hispanic white women. The causes of gestational diabetes are complex. This ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/gestational-diabetes - Genetics
  4. Waldenström macroglobulinemia 
    ... are more likely to develop Waldenström macroglobulinemia than African Americans. For unknown reasons, the condition occurs twice as often in men than women. It is not clear what causes Waldenström macroglobulinemia, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/waldenstrom-macroglobulinemia - Genetics
  5. Kidney stones 
    ... stone. In the United States, 9 percent of women and 19 percent of men develop kidney stones in their lifetime. Caucasians are more likely to develop kidney stones than African Americans. Genetic changes can increase the risk of developing ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/kidney-stones - Genetics
  6. Cystic fibrosis 
    ... father children (infertile) unless they undergo fertility treatment. Women with cystic fibrosis may ... Americans. Mutations ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/cystic-fibrosis - Genetics
  7. Prothrombin thrombophilia 
    ... It is important to note, however, that most women with prothrombin thrombophilia have normal ... Prothrombin thrombophilia is ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/prothrombin-thrombophilia - Genetics
  8. African iron overload 
    ... 1 (SCL40A1) variant associated with iron overload in African-Americans. Blood Cells Mol Dis. 2003 Nov-Dec;31( ... P, Pietrangelo A. Iron overload in Africans and African-Americans and a common mutation in the SCL40A1 (ferroportin ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/african-iron-overload - Genetics
  9. Bunion 
    ... variants associated with hallux valgus in Caucasian and African Americans. J Med Genet. 2015 Nov;52(11):762- ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/bunion - Genetics
  10. Spina bifida 
    ... in Hispanics and non-Hispanic whites than in African Americans. Spina bifida is a complex condition that is ... play a significant role. Studies have shown that women who take supplements containing folic acid (the synthetic ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/spina-bifida - Genetics
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