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Ashkenazi Jews and breast cancer: the consequences of linking ethnic identity to genetic disease.

American journal of public health - 1 Nov 2006

Brandt-Rauf Sherry I, Raveis Victoria H, Drummond Nathan F, Conte Jill A, Rothman Sheila M

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We explored the advantages and disadvantages of using ethnic categories in genetic research. With the discovery that certain breast cancer gene mutations appeared to be more prevalent in Ashkenazi Jews, breast cancer researchers moved their focus from high-risk families to ethnicity. The concept of Ashkenazi Jews as genetically unique, a legacy of Tay-Sachs disease research and a particular reading of history,...

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PMID: 17018815
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2005.083014
PMCID: PMC1751808

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