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  1. African iron overload: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/african-iron-overload
    ... prevalence of increased iron stores in people of African descent in other parts of the world is unknown; ... African iron overload, and not all individuals of African descent with iron overload drink the beer. Therefore, researchers ...
  2. Detailed Methods - Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing for BRCA1/2-Related Cancer in Women: A ... 
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK545871
    ... Factors associated with psychological distress among women of African descent at high risk for BRCA mutations. J Genet ... attitudes about BRCA1/2 testing among women of African descent with family histories of breast cancer. Patient Educ ...
  3. Huntington Disease-Like 2 - GeneReviews® - NCBI Bookshelf 
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1529
    ... HDL2) should be suspected in individuals –particularly of African descent or with African ancestry (even if distant) – who ... an estimated 44% of the population is of African descent, as many as 10% of individuals with an ...
  4. SLC40A1 gene: MedlinePlus Genetics 
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/gene/slc40a1
    ... risk of increased iron stores in people of African descent, which may lead to African iron overload. This ... in 5 to 20 percent of people of African descent but is not generally found in other populations. ...
  5. Genetics of Breast and Gynecologic Cancers (PDQ®) - PDQ Cancer Information Summaries - NCBI Bookshelf 
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK65767
    ... genetic testing for breast cancer among women of African descent. Psychooncology 18 (9): 945-55, 2009. [ PMC free ... attitudes about BRCA1/2 testing among women of African descent with family histories of breast cancer. Patient Educ ...
  6. Isolated Methylmalonic Acidemia - GeneReviews® - NCBI Bookshelf 
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1231
    ... al 2006 ], is more common in individuals of African descent. The clinical phenotype depends on a number of ... Lerner-Ellis et al 2006 ]: Two individuals of African American descent with a late presentation (ages 3 and 8 ...
  7. xmlmplus_topics_2024-05-04.xml 
    https://medlineplus.gov/xml/mplus_topics_2024-05-04.xml
    ... of Italian, Greek, Middle Eastern, Southern Asian, and African descent.</p> <p>Thalassemias can be mild or severe. ...
  8. STAC3 Disorder - GeneReviews® - NCBI Bookshelf 
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK542808
    ... c.851G>C missense variant (5 families of African descent, 3 of Middle Eastern descent, 1 of Afro- ... South American descent). An additional individual of mixed African and Afro-Caribbean descent was a compound heterozygote for the variants c. ...
  9. Hemoglobin Electrophoresis: MedlinePlus Medical Test 
    https://medlineplus.gov/lab-tests/hemoglobin-electrophoresis
    ... of Italian, Greek, Middle Eastern, Southern Asian, and African descent. What happens during hemoglobin electrophoresis? A health care ...
  10. Thalassemia 
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000587.htm
    ... the Middle East, China, and in those of African descent. Beta thalassemias occur most often in people of Mediterranean origin. To a lesser extent, Chinese, other Asians, and African Americans can be affected. There are many forms ...
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