[HTML][HTML] Prostate cancer genetic risk and associated aggressive disease in men of African ancestry

PXY Soh, N Mmekwa, DC Petersen, K Gheybi… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
African ancestry is a significant risk factor for prostate cancer and advanced disease. Yet,
genetic studies have largely been conducted outside the context of Sub-Saharan Africa …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of telomere length on prostate cancer aggressiveness, genomic instability and health disparities

R Huang, MSR Bornman, PD Stricker, I Simoni Brum… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
The telomere repetitive TTAGGG motif at the ends of chromosomes, serves to preserve
genomic integrity and chromosomal stability. In turn, genomic instability is a hallmark of …

[HTML][HTML] ERBB3 Overexpression is Enriched in Diverse Patient Populations with Castration-sensitive Prostate Cancer and is Associated with a Unique AR Activity …

JE Vellky, BJ Kirkpatrick, LC Gutgesell, M Morales… - Clinical Cancer …, 2024 - AACR
Purpose: Despite successful clinical management of castration-sensitive prostate cancer
(CSPC), the 5-year survival rate for men with castration-resistant prostate cancer is only …

Rare pathogenic structural variants show potential to enhance prostate cancer germline testing for African men

V Hayes, T Gong, J Jiang, R Bornman, K Gheybi… - 2024 - researchsquare.com
Prostate cancer (PCa) is highly heritable, with men of African ancestry at greatest risk and
associated lethality. Lack of representation in genomic data means germline testing …

Associating serum testosterone levels with African ancestral prostate cancer health disparities

MT Lebelo, N Mmekwa, W Jaratlerdsiri… - 2024 - researchsquare.com
Serum testosterone levels decrease in the aging male, while the risk for prostate cancer
(PCa) increases concomitantly. Higher levels in younger men have been linked with racially …