UNSPECIFIEDBethesda, Md. — Researchers from 12 institutions, including the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), today announced the results of the first genome-wide linkage study of prostate cancer in African Americans. Using genetic markers, researchers identified several regions of the human genome that likely contain genes that, when altered, increase the risk of developing prostate cancer.NIH (National Institutes of Health)Public HealthCancerGenetics and RaceUS Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)prostate cancerAfrican Americansgenetic risk factorsThe African American Hereditary Prostate Cancer (AAHPC)Family historyOther