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Associations between breast density and a panel of single nucleotide polymorphisms linked to breast cancer risk: a cohort study with digital mammography.
BMC cancer - 18 Mar 2015
Keller Brad M, McCarthy Anne Marie, Chen Jinbo, Armstrong Katrina, Conant Emily F, Domchek Susan M, Kontos Despina
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Breast density and single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) have both been associated with breast cancer risk. To determine the extent to which these two breast cancer risk factors are associated, we investigate the association between a panel of validated SNPs related to breast cancer and quantitative measures of mammographic density in a cohort of Caucasian and African-American women. METHODS: In this...
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