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African American-preponderant single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and risk of breast cancer.
Cancer epidemiology - 1 Jul 2009
Kato Ikuko, Cichon Michelle, Yee Cecilia L, Land Susan, Korczak Jeannette F
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: African American women more often present with more aggressive types of breast cancer than Caucasian women, but little is known whether genetic polymorphisms specific to or disproportionate in African Americans are associated with their risk of breast cancer. METHODS: A population-based case-control study was conducted including 194 cases identified through the Metropolitan Detroit Cancer Surveillance...
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