Recombination, together with mutation, gives rise to genetic variation in populations. Here we
leverage the recent mixture of people of African and European ancestry in the Americas to …

Estrogen receptor (ER)-negative breast cancer shows a higher incidence in women of African
ancestry compared to women of European ancestry. In search of common risk alleles for …

Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified 36 loci associated with body mass
index (BMI), predominantly in populations of European ancestry. We conducted a meta-…

Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of breast cancer defined by hormone receptor
status have revealed loci contributing to susceptibility of estrogen receptor (ER)-negative …

While genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have primarily examined populations of
European ancestry, more recent studies often involve additional populations, including …

Adult height is a classic polygenic trait of high heritability (h 2 ∼0.8). More than 180 single
nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), identified mostly in populations of European descent, are …

The extent of recent selection in admixed populations is currently an unresolved question.
We scanned the genomes of 29,141 African Americans and failed to find any genome-wide-…

Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) in diverse populations are needed to reveal
variants that are more common and/or limited to defined populations. We conducted a GWAS of …

Multiple breast cancer loci have been identified in previous genome-wide association studies,
but they were mainly conducted in populations of European ancestry. Women of African …

Our study describes breast cancer risk loci using a cross-ancestry GWAS approach. We first
identify variants that are associated with breast cancer at P < 0.05 from African ancestry …