Publications

Pan African Analysis Identifies Genetic Differences in Prostate Cancer Risk

Abstract Men of African descent have the highest prostate cancer incidence and mortality rates, yet the genetic basis of prostate cancer...

Oct 8, 20241 min read

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The South African Prostate Cancer Screening Guidelines

Prostate cancer (PCa) is the most widespread solid organ malignancy in males and ranks as the fifth leading cause of death globally....

Sep 11, 20241 min read

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Using Population Descriptors in Genetics and Genomics Research: A New Framework for an Evolving...

Using Population Descriptors in Genetics and Genomics Research: A New Framework for an Evolving Field (2023). Contributors Committee on...

Jul 20, 20231 min read

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Testing the generalizability of ancestry-specific polygenic risk scores to predict prostate...

On behalf of NCI’s Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program (EGRP), it is my pleasure to inform you that your manuscript, Testing the...

Mar 13, 20231 min read

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A Rare Germline HOXB13 Variant Contributes to Risk of ProstateCancer in Men of African Ancestry

Burcu F. Darst , Raymond Hughley, Aaron Pfennig, Ujani Hazra, Caoqi Fan, Peggy Wan, Xin Sheng, Lucy Xia, Caroline Andrews, Fei Chen,...

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Dec 23, 20212 min read

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Clinical Characteristics of PCa Patients in West and South Africa in the MADCAP Consortium

Mohamed Jalloh, Denzel Zhu, Ilir Agalliu, Caroline Andrews, Evan Kovac, Ben Adusei, Nana Yaa F. Snyper, James E. Mensah, Victoria Okyne,...

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Sep 9, 20212 min read

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The rising burden of cancer in low- and middle-Human Development Index countries

Temidayo Fadelu, Timothy R Rebbeck First published: 04 June 2021 Abstract Cancer and other noncommunicable diseases represent a growing...

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Jun 4, 20211 min read

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NIH Center for Global Health

Strategic Plan 2021-2025 Executive Summary The Center for Global Health (CGH) at the US National Cancer Institute (NCI) was established...

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May 15, 20211 min read

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A tutorial on conducting genome-wide association studies: Quality control and statistical analysis

Andries T Marees, Hilde de Kluiver, Sven Stringer, Florence Vorspan, Emmanuel Curis, Cynthia Marie-Claire, Eske M Derks Abstract...

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Apr 5, 20211 min read

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Trends in mortality among Black and White men with prostate cancer in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania

Hari S Iyer, Scarlett L Gomez, Jarvis T Chen, Quoc-Dien Trinh, Timothy R Rebbeck PMID: 33798264 PMCID: PMC8249310 (available on...

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Apr 2, 20212 min read

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Sequence three million genomes across Africa

Ambroise Wonkam COMMENT 10 FEBRUARY 2021 Capture the full scope of variation to improve health care, equity and medical research...

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Feb 10, 20211 min read

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Low generalizability of polygenic scores in African populations due to genetic & environ. diversity

NEW RESULTS January 14, 2021 Lerato Majara, Allan Kalungi, Nastassja Koen, Heather Zar, Dan J. Stein, Eugene Kinyanda, Elizabeth G....

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Jan 14, 20211 min read

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Improved Prognostic Stratification Using Circulating Tumor Cell Clusters in Patients with Metastatic

Chun Wang, Zhenchao Zhang, Weelic Chong, Rui Luo, Ronald E Myers, Jian Gu, Jianqing Lin, Qiang Wei, Bingshan Li, Timothy R Rebbeck,...

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Jan 13, 20211 min read

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Prostate cancer age-standardised incidence increase between 2006 and 2016 in Gauteng Province...

N Cassim, A Ahmad, R Wadee, T R Rebbeck, D K Glencross, J A George PMID: 33404002 DOI: 10.7196/SAMJ.2020.v111i1.14850 Abstract...

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Dec 14, 20202 min read

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Novel Transcriptomic Interactions Between Immune Content and Genomic Classifier Predict Lethal...

Kosj Yamoah, Shivanshu Awasthi, Brandon A Mahal, Shuang G Zhao, G Daniel Grass, Anders Berglund, Julieta Abraham-Miranda, Travis Gerke,...

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Dec 7, 20202 min read

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Discovering novel driver mutations from pan-cancer analysis of mutational and gene expression...

Houriiyah Tegally, Kevin H Kensler, Zahra Mungloo-Dilmohamud, Anisah W Ghoorah, Timothy R Rebbeck, Shakuntala Baichoo Published: November...

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Nov 24, 20202 min read

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Racial and Ethnic Variation in PSA Testing and Prostate Cancer Incidence Following the 2012 USPSTF..

Kevin H Kensler, Claire H Pernar, Brandon A Mahal, Paul L Nguyen, Quoc-Dien Trinh, Adam S Kibel, Timothy R Rebbeck Published:04 November...

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Nov 4, 20202 min read

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TMPRSS2-ERG fusion impacts anterior tumor location in men with prostate cancer

Kosj Yamoah, Priti Lal 2, Shivanshu Awasthi, Arash O Naghavi, Robert J Rounbehler, Travis Gerke, Anders E Berglund, Julio M Pow-Sang,...

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Nov 3, 20202 min read

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Comparative Genomics Reveals Distinct Immune-oncologic Pathways in African American Men with...

Shivanshu Awasthi, Anders Berglund, Julieta Abraham-Miranda, Robert J Rounbehler, Kevin Kensler, Amparo Serna, Adriana Vidal, Sungyong...

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Oct 9, 20202 min read

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Racial Differences in Genomic Profiling of Prostate Cancer

Authors Mahal BA, Alshalalfa M, Kensler KH, Chowdhury-Paulino I, Kantoff P, Mucci LA, Schaeffer EM, Spratt D, Yamoah K, Nguyen PL,...

Sep 10, 20203 min read

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