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Socioeconomic status and lung cancer: unraveling the contribution of genetic admixture.
American journal of public health - 1 Oct 2013
Aldrich Melinda C, Selvin Steve, Wrensch Margaret R, Sison Jennette D, Hansen Helen M, Quesenberry Charles P, Seldin Michael F, Barcellos Lisa F, Buffler Patricia A, Wiencke John K
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: We examined the relationship between genetic ancestry, socioeconomic status (SES), and lung cancer among African Americans and Latinos. METHODS: We evaluated SES and genetic ancestry in a Northern California lung cancer case-control study (1998-2003) of African Americans and Latinos. Lung cancer case and control participants were frequency matched on age, gender, and race/ethnicity. We assessed...
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