Browsing Graduate Theses and Dissertations - Epidemiology Program by Title

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The Effect of Race and Ethnicity on the Associations Between Metabolic Syndrome, Nativity, and Diet Quality in Adults: An Analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination 2013-2018

Sakarcan, Eren (Georgetown University, 2022)

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The aim of this thesis is to investigate the potential effects race/ethnicity may have on the relationship between nativity, diet quality, and metabolic syndrome (MetS). Existing literature reports ...
The Role of Reproductive Risk Factors in Hereditary Breast Cancer within BRCA Mutation Carriers: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Springer, Tamara (Georgetown University, 2021)

Background: BRCA1 and BRCA2 are tumor suppressor genes that play a pivotal role in DNA repair. Mutations of these genes are associated with increased risk of several cancers, including breast, ovarian, prostate, and other ...