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Replication of breast cancer GWAS susceptibility loci in the Women's Health Initiative African American SHARe Study.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology - 1 Sept 2011
Hutter Carolyn M, Young Alicia M, Ochs-Balcom Heather M, Carty Cara L, Wang Tao, Chen Christina T L, Rohan Thomas E, Kooperberg Charles, Peters Ulrike
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BACKGROUND: Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified loci associated with risk of breast cancer. These studies have primarily been conducted in populations of European descent. To fully understand the impact of these loci, it is important to study groups with other genetic ancestries, including African American women. METHODS: We examined 22 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP), previously...
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