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Characterizing cancer patterns in Okinawan vs. mainland Japanese Americans: The Multiethnic Cohort Study

2025-07-15 epidemiology Title + abstract only
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Differences in cancer rates have been documented in Japan between Okinawa and mainland Japan. Limited data exist on whether these differences are also present for established populations of Okinawans and mainland Japanese in the United States. Dimensionality reduction techniques for genetic data combined with Okinawan surnames were used to identify Multiethnic Cohort Japanese American participants (N=24,484) of Okinawan or mainland descent. Cox proportional hazards models were used to compare ca...

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