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Item A Six-Year Analysis of the Distribution of Time to Death Among Colorectal Cancer Patients in the State of Texas(2000-05-01) Williams, Vanessa P.; Antonio A. Rene; Thomas J. Fairchild; Sally BlakleyWilliams, Vanessa P., A Six-Year Analysis of the Distribution of Time to Death Among Colorectal Cancer Patients in the State of Texas. Master of Public Health (Epidemiology), May 2000, 55 pp., 11 tables, 9 figures, references, 52 titles. The cancer experience of Texans differs substantially by race/ethnicity. Among Caucasian, African American, and Hispanic men and women, colon cancer is either the second or third leading type of cancers among Texans. The distribution of time to death over a six-year period were assessed from a cohort of African American, Hispanic, and Caucasian men and women diagnosed with colon cancer in 1992. The purpose of this study is to determine if there is a difference in the overall death time distribution and tumor histology among African Americans, Hispanics, and Caucasian men and women who were diagnosed with colon cancer in 1992 in the state of Texas. Analysis results indicated that Hispanic females (65.59%) and Caucasian males (65.52%) had higher survival times among the race/ethnic groups. African American males (53.85%) and females (56.40%) experienced lower survival time for the cohort. For overall distribution of time to death among deceased subjects, African American males and Hispanic females experienced the lowest distribution times among the subjects. The overall distribution of time to death for all histology types were the same for each type.Item Evaluation of a Novel Multiplex Ministr System for Analysis of Degraded and Low Copy DNA Samples(2006-05-01) Orcutt, Joseph L.; Arthur Eisenberg; Joseph Warren; John PlanzOrcutt, Joseph L., Evaluation of a Novel Multiplex MiniSTR System for Analysis of Degraded and Low Copy DNA Samples. Masters of Science (Forensic Genetics), May, 2006, 78 pp., 25 tables, 14 figures, bibliography, 20 titles. The goal was to evaluate the performance of a novel miniSTR multiplex system for the analysis of degraded and low quantity DNA samples. Three studies were designed to evaluate this new miniSTR kit: 1. A concordance study to insure that the profiles generated are identical to those with currently used STR kits; 2. A dilution study to identify the sensitivity limits of the multiplex system, and 3. The ability to generate profiles from DNA isolated from skeletal remains which had previously given incomplete profiles using conventional STR kits. The results indicate that the Applied Biosystems new miniSTR multiplex system will provide a valuable tool for forensic scientists to obtain genetic data from challenging casework samples.