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2008-12-01
Kelly, Janet, Lanier, Anne, Santos, Maria, Healey, Sylvia, Louchini, Rabia, Friborg, Jeppe, Young, T. Kue
"Objectives: This is the second of 2 papers reporting on the result of the Circumpolar Inuit Cancer Review, an international collaborative effort involving researchers and health officials from Alaska, Canada and Greenland. Methods: Inuit cancer cases by age-sex group and anatomic site were...
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Cancer beliefs and prevention policies: comparing Canadian decision-maker and general population views
Download2014-10-16
Nykiforuk, C. I., Wild, T. C., Raine, K. D.
Purpose The knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of key policy influencers and the general public can support or hinder the development of public policies that support cancer prevention. To address gaps in knowledge concerning healthy public policy development, views on cancer causation and...
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2013-08-05
Plenary session, 15th International Congress of Circumpolar Health. Topics: "(a) Who are circumpolar peoples? (b) How has our population changed? (c) Do we enjoy the same health? (d) Why are we unequal? (e) What are our health care challenges? and (f) What can the circumpolar health ‘‘community’’...
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2001-06-01
Hegele, Robert A., Huff, Murray W., Young, T. Kue
"We discovered that rare mutations in LMNA, which encodes lamins A and C, underlie autosomal dominant Dunnigan-type familial partial lipodystrophy. Because familial partial lipodystrophy is an extreme example of genetically disturbed adipocyte differentiation, it is possible that common variation...
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Common Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor p.G116S Variant Has a Large Effect on Plasma Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol in Circumpolar Inuit Populations
Download2014-11-20
Dubé, Joseph B., Wang, Jian, Cao, Henian, McIntyre, Adam D., Johansen, Christopher T., Hopkins, Scarlett E., Stringer, Randa, Hosseinzadeh, Siyavash, Kennedy, Brooke A., Ban, Matthew R., Young, T. Kue, Connelly, Philip W., Dewailly, Eric, Bjerregaard, Peter, Boyer, Bert B., Hegele, Robert A.
"Background: Inuit are considered to be vulnerable to cardiovascular disease because their lifestyles are becoming more Westernized. During sequence analysis of Inuit individuals at extremes of lipid traits, we identified 2 nonsynonymous variants in low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR), namely...
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Common variants APOC3, APOA5, APOE and PON1 are associated with variation in plasma lipoprotein traits in Greenlanders
Download2007-12-01
Lahiry, Piya, Ban, Matthew R., Pollex, Rebecca L., Sawyez, Cynthia G., Huff, Murray W., Young, T. Kue, Bjerregaard, Peter, Hegele, Robert A.
"Objectives: We undertook studies of the association between common genomic variations in APOC3, APOA5, APOE and PON1 genes and variation in biochemical phenotypes in a sample of Greenlanders. Study Design: Genetic association study of quantitative lipoprotein traits. Methods: In a sample of...
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2018-07-08
Young, T. Kue, Fedkina, Natalia, Chatwood, Susan, Bjerregaard, Peter
"The eight Arctic States exhibit substantial health disparities between their remote northernmost regions and the rest of the country. This study reports on the trends and patterns in the supply and distribution of physicians, dentists and nurses in these 8 countries and 25 regions and addresses...
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Emerging obesity among preschool-aged Canadian Inuit children: results from the Nunavut Inuit Child Health Survey
Download2010-04-26
Galloway, Tracey, Young, T. Kue, Egeland, Grace M.
"Objectives: The study goal was to evaluate the growth status of preschool-age Canadian Inuit children. Study design: As part of a larger study of population health across the Canadian High Arctic, the International Polar Year Inuit Health Survey collected growth and nutrition data on 388...
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2017-01-23
Hu, Xue, Feng, Young, T. Kue, Chan, Hing Man
"Disease incidence and prevalence are both core indicators of population health. Incidence is generally not as readily accessible as prevalence. Cohort studies and electronic health record systems are two major way to estimate disease incidence. The former is time-consuming and expensive; the...