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Diet and lifestyle factors interact with MAPK genes to influence survival: the Breast Cancer Health Disparities Study.
Cancer causes & control : CCC - 1 Sept 2014
Slattery Martha L, Hines Lisa H, Lundgreen Abbie, Baumgartner Kathy B, Wolff Roger K, Stern Mariana C, John Esther M
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INTRODUCTION: MAPK genes are activated by a variety of factors related to growth factors, hormones, and environmental stress. METHODS: We evaluated associations between 13 MAPK genes and survival among 1,187 nonHispanic White and 1,155 Hispanic/Native American (NA) women diagnosed with breast cancer. We assessed the influence of diet, lifestyle, and genetic ancestry on these associations. Percent NA ancestry was...
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