African American

January 9, 2023

Novel lung cancer biomarker

Autoantibodies against the p53 tumor suppressor protein may be a novel biomarker for identifying people, especially African Americans, at high risk for lung cancer.

By Leigh MacMillan
August 11, 2022

Genotype-specific blood counts

Vanderbilt researchers report genotype-specific reference ranges to improve interpretation of laboratory blood results in African Americans with a common gene variant that lowers white blood cell counts.

By Leigh MacMillan
June 29, 2017

Genetics of lung cancer survival

Vanderbilt investigators have conducted a first-of-its-kind genome-wide association study of lung cancer survival in African-Americans.

By Sanjay Mishra
August 16, 2012

African ancestry, stomach bug link

Socioeconomic factors, African ancestry linked to risk for cancer-causing infection.

By VUMC News and Communications
August 7, 2012

Ancestry impacts smoking risk for lungs

Smoking is more detrimental to lung function in individuals with high proportions of African ancestry.

By Leigh MacMillan