Evidence of selection as a cause for racial disparities in fibroproliferative disease

Jacklyn N. Hellwege; Eric S. Torstenson; Shirley B. Russell; Todd L. Edwards; Digna R. Velez Edwards

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0182791

Loading metrics

Open Access

Peer-reviewed

Research Article

Evidence of selection as a cause for racial disparities in fibroproliferative disease

Jacklyn N. Hellwege,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Division of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States of America, Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States of America

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7479-0920

⨯
Eric S. Torstenson,

Roles Data curation

Affiliations Division of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States of America, Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States of America

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8434-7647

⨯
Shirley B. Russell,

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States of America

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9959-3672

⨯
Todd L. Edwards ,

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: todd.l.edwards@vanderbilt.edu (TLE); digna.r.velez.edwards@vanderbilt.edu (DRVE)

Affiliations Division of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States of America, Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States of America

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4318-6119

⨯
Digna R. Velez Edwards

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: todd.l.edwards@vanderbilt.edu (TLE); digna.r.velez.edwards@vanderbilt.edu (DRVE)

Affiliations Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States of America, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States of America
⨯

Evidence of selection as a cause for racial disparities in fibroproliferative disease

Jacklyn N. Hellwege,
Eric S. Torstenson,
Shirley B. Russell,
Todd L. Edwards,
Digna R. Velez Edwards

Published: August 8, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0182791

Reader Comments (0)

Post a new comment on this article

Subject Areas
?

For more information about PLOS Subject Areas, click here.
We want your feedback. Do these Subject Areas make sense for this article? Click the target next to the incorrect Subject Area and let us know. Thanks for your help!

Genome-wide association studies
Is the Subject Area "Genome-wide association studies" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Medical risk factors
Is the Subject Area "Medical risk factors" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Europe
Is the Subject Area "Europe" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
African American people
Is the Subject Area "African American people" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Genomics
Is the Subject Area "Genomics" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Single nucleotide polymorphisms
Is the Subject Area "Single nucleotide polymorphisms" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Alleles
Is the Subject Area "Alleles" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.
Quantitative trait loci
Is the Subject Area "Quantitative trait loci" applicable to this article?

Thanks for your feedback.