The impact of global and local Polynesian genetic ancestry on complex traits in Native Hawaiians

Autor: Lynne R. Wilkens, Iona Cheng, Hanxiao Sun, Loic Le Marchand, Lifestyle Samoan Obesity, Christopher A. Haiman, Emily M. Russell, Ryan L. Minster, Annette Lum-Jones, Charleston W. K. Chiang, Meng Lin, Bryan L Dinh, Muagututia Sefuiva Reupena, Take Naseri, Tsz Fung Chan

Publikováno v: PLoS Genetics
PLoS Genetics, Vol 17, Iss 2, p e1009273 (2021)

Epidemiological studies of obesity, Type-2 diabetes (T2D), cardiovascular diseases and several common cancers have revealed an increased risk in Native Hawaiians compared to European- or Asian-Americans living in the Hawaiian islands. However, there

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http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC7877570

Factors associated with pneumococcal carriage and density in children and adults in Fiji, using four cross-sectional surveys

Autor: Mike Kama, Lisi Tikoduadua, E. Kim Mulholland, Catherine Satzke, Rita Reyburn, Eileen M. Dunne, Felista Tupou Ratu, Eric Rafai, Fiona M. Russell, Cattram D. Nguyen, Laura K. Boelsen, Belinda D. Ortika, Eleanor F. G. Neal, Joseph Kado, Rachel Devi, Evelyn Tuivaga

Publikováno v: PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE, Vol 15, Iss 4, p e0231041 (2020)

This study describes predictors of pneumococcal nasopharyngeal carriage and density in Fiji. We used data from four annual (2012-2015) cross-sectional surveys, pre- and post-introduction of ten-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV10) in October

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The importance of shell: Redating of the To’aga site (Ofu Island, Manu'a) and a revised chronology for the Lapita to Polynesian Plainware transition in Tonga and Sāmoa

Autor: Fiona Petchey, Patrick V. Kirch

Publikováno v: PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE, Public Library of Science, 2019, 14 (9), pp.e0211990. ⟨10.1371/journal.pone.0211990⟩
PLoS ONE, Vol 14, Iss 9, p e0211990 (2019)

International audience; Radiocarbon dating Pacific archaeological sites is fraught with difficulties. Often situated in coastal beach ridges or sand dunes, these sites exhibit horizontal and vertical disturbances, datable materials such as wood charc

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https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-02550039

Energy drink consumption in a pluri-ethnic population of adolescents in the Pacific

Autor: Frayon, Stéphane, Wattelez, Guillaume, Cherrier, Sophie, Cavaloc, Yolande, Lerrant, Yannick, Galy, Olivier

Publikováno v: PLoS ONE, Vol 14, Iss 3, p e0214420 (2019)
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ObjectiveEnergy drinks are very popular among teenagers but may cause health problems. Energy drink consumption is partly associated with energy drink perception, but little is known about this in the Pacific Island Countries and Territories. The aim

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https://doaj.org/article/da9b8b029cc64a0d929c07ca15bebd08

Hepatitis E prevalence in French Polynesian blood donors

Autor: Frédéric Beau, Florence Abravanel, Jacques Izopet, Chloé Dimeglio, Patrice Gouy, Stéphane Lastère, Julien Broult

Publikováno v: PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE, Vol 13, Iss 12, p e0208934 (2018)

The HEV seroprevalence in mainland France is elevated (22.4%). In contrast, anti-HEV seroprevalence appears to be lower in Oceania. However, none is available for French Polynesia. We assessed the anti-HEV IgG and IgM prevalence on samples from 300 c

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30532225