tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959798840444903970.post405965816636349412..comments2024-02-29T23:04:17.349-05:00Comments on Diversity is Chaos: A study from investigators at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Cancer Center has, for the first time, identified genomic differences between the breast tumors of African American and white women, differences that could contribute to the recognized differences in recurrence rate and survivalAverage Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12203996329459638052noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959798840444903970.post-76323856494589107062015-09-26T20:32:19.523-04:002015-09-26T20:32:19.523-04:00As far as I am aware, the research involved black ...As far as I am aware, the research involved black women born in the United States. It seems likely that sub-Saharan African women would have an even higher prevalence of the TP53 driver mutation unless the higher prevalence is more common in mixed race individuals than single race ones.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959798840444903970.post-20544647564699146282015-09-21T20:09:37.094-04:002015-09-21T20:09:37.094-04:00Question: Given the following:
"we found th...Question: Given the following: <br /><br />"we found that African American women with breast cancer had a significantly higher prevalence of the TP53 driver mutation, basal tumor subtype and greater genomic diversity within tumors, all of which suggest more aggressive tumor biology," "<br /><br />And that "African-Americans" are as a group carry, on average, 30% genes from Europeans and/or other racial groups.<br /><br />How much of this "genomic diversity" is due to the "unique" genetics of African-Americans vs White women who are, at least in the US, classified by not falling into "one drop rule" classifications?<br /><br />Did any of these studies include African women who have no other racial admixture?sondjatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06770540934297277676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959798840444903970.post-76470088432330619352015-09-21T18:16:44.317-04:002015-09-21T18:16:44.317-04:00Seems like these genes are a little bit racist.Seems like these genes are a little bit racist.Gem Juniorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14097935345024838924noreply@blogger.com