Economic behavior of indigenous peoples: the Mexican case

Pavón, Juan Carlos Pérez Velasco

doi:10.1007/s40503-014-0012-4

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“…Conversely, low incidence rates of AL were also observed in municipalities with a better SES (La Magdalena Contreras and Cuajimalpa de Morelos). SES cannot be separated from the ethnic composition, the lower the SES of a Mexican individual, the higher the probability to have an Amerindian ancestry ( 171 ). For instance, it has been reported in Mexico that the individuals with the darker skin colors also show significantly lower levels of education, lower remunerated jobs and higher probabilities of living in poverty conditions in comparison to people with lighter hues ( 172 , 173 ).…”

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Persistently high incidence rates of childhood acute leukemias from 2010 to 2017 in Mexico City: A population study from the MIGICCL

Flores-Lujano

Duarte-Rodríguez

Jiménez‐Hernández

et al. 2022

Front. Public Health

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IntroductionOver the years, the Hispanic population living in the United States has consistently shown high incidence rates of childhood acute leukemias (AL). Similarly, high AL incidence was previously observed in Mexico City (MC). Here, we estimated the AL incidence rates among children under 15 years of age in MC during the period 2010–2017.MethodsThe Mexican Interinstitutional Group for the Identification of the Causes of Childhood Leukemia conducted a study gathering clinical and epidemiological information regarding children newly diagnosed with AL at public health institutions of MC. Crude age incidence rates (cAIR) were obtained. Age-standardized incidence rates worldwide (ASIRw) and by municipalities (ASIRm) were calculated by the direct and indirect methods, respectively. These were reported per million population <15 years of age; stratified by age group, sex, AL subtypes, immunophenotype and gene rearrangements.ResultsA total of 903 AL cases were registered. The ASIRw was 63.3 (cases per million) for AL, 53.1 for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), and 9.4 for acute myeloblastic leukemia. The highest cAIR for AL was observed in the age group between 1 and 4 years (male: 102.34 and female: 82.73). By immunophenotype, the ASIRw was 47.3 for B-cell and 3.7 for T-cell. The incidence did not show any significant trends during the study period. The ASIRm for ALL were 68.6, 66.6 and 62.8 at Iztacalco, Venustiano Carranza and Benito Juárez, respectively, whereas, other municipalities exhibited null values mainly for AML.ConclusionThe ASIRw for childhood AL in MC is among the highest reported worldwide. We observed spatial heterogeneity of rates by municipalities. The elevated AL incidence observed in Mexican children may be explained by a combination of genetic background and exposure to environmental risk factors.

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Persistently high incidence rates of childhood acute leukemias from 2010 to 2017 in Mexico City: A population study from the MIGICCL

Flores-Lujano

Duarte-Rodríguez

Jiménez‐Hernández

et al. 2022

Front. Public Health

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“…Among the municipalities in Mexico City, the highest incidence rates of ALL were reported in Iztacalco (6.9 per 100,000), Venustiano Carranza (6.7 per 100,000), and Benito Juárez (6.3 per 100,000), which are characterized by a low SES. This pattern may reflect an association between Indigenous American ancestry and ALL risk, given that poverty rates are higher among Indigenous people in Mexico ( 21 , 22 ), but also highlights a potential role for environmental exposures linked to lower SES, such as air pollution, severe infection, and low-frequency magnetic fields ( 23 , 24 ).…”

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The genetic risk of acute lymphoblastic leukemia and its implications for children of Latin American origin

de Smith,

Jiménez-Morales,

Mejía-Aranguré

2024

Front. Oncol.

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Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common cancer in children, and disproportionately affects children of Hispanic/Latino ethnicity in the United States, who have the highest incidence of disease compared with other racial/ethnic groups. Incidence of childhood ALL is similarly high in several Latin American countries, notably in Mexico, and of concern is the rising incidence of childhood ALL in some Hispanic/Latino populations that may further widen this disparity. Prior studies have implicated common germline genetic variants in the increased risk of ALL among Hispanic/Latino children. In this review, we describe the known disparities in ALL incidence as well as patient outcomes that disproportionately affect Hispanic/Latino children across the Americas, and we focus on the role of genetic variation as well as Indigenous American ancestry in the etiology of these disparities. Finally, we discuss future avenues of research to further our understanding of the causes of the disparities in ALL incidence and outcomes in children of Latin American origin, which will be required for future precision prevention efforts.

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“…In the southeastern part of Mexico where the chicle tree flourishes, the percent of the population identified as indigenous is 35-40% [22]. According to Pérez Velasco Pavón [23]:…”

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Sustainability as Strategic Differentiator: The Promise and the Problems of Using Chicle vs. Petro-Chemicals in Chewing Gum

Paul

2023

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Chewing gum as a commercial product was traditionally based on chicle, mainly harvested by indigenous people from trees in the tropical forest of southeastern Mexico. Chicle gum base has now been replaced by a petro-chemical gum base by the major manufacturers. However, several smaller companies are again attempting to market chewing gum using a chicle gum base. The question raised here is, will the differentiation provided by chicle gum—being natural, organic, and “plastic-free”—provide sufficient differentiation for meaningful competition against the less expensive brands using a petro-chemical gum base? This case provides an interesting application of Michael Porter’s strategy model in which differentiation and value are competing strategies.

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Economic behavior of indigenous peoples: the Mexican case

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Persistently high incidence rates of childhood acute leukemias from 2010 to 2017 in Mexico City: A population study from the MIGICCL

Persistently high incidence rates of childhood acute leukemias from 2010 to 2017 in Mexico City: A population study from the MIGICCL

The genetic risk of acute lymphoblastic leukemia and its implications for children of Latin American origin

Sustainability as Strategic Differentiator: The Promise and the Problems of Using Chicle vs. Petro-Chemicals in Chewing Gum

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