The Importance of Conducting Stroke Genomics Research in African Ancestry Populations

There is a pronounced health disparity in the burden of stroke between African and European ancestry populations. Compared to European Caucasians, African ancestry populations experience an increased incidence of stroke, a younger age of onset, worse prognosis, and a stronger propensity to the hemorrhagic form of stroke. The contributors to this disparity are multifactorial, but likely include differences between populations in conventional stroke risk factors and socioeconomic factors, and the interplay between these factors and genetic background.

Source: CVD Prevention and Control - March 19, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Huichun Xu, Braxton D. Mitchell, Emmanuel Peprah, Steven J. Kittner, John W. Cole Tags: Review Source Type: research