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Association of specific PTEN/10q haplotypes with endometrial cancer phenotypes in African-American and European American women.
Gynecologic oncology - 1 Aug 2015
Sutton Jazmine, Orloff Mohammed S, Michener Chad, Chiesa-Vottero Andres, Prayson Richard, Nowacki Amy S, Eng Charis
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Endometrial carcinoma (EC), the most common gynecologic malignancy in the United States, affects European American (EA) women more frequently than African-American (AA) women. Yet, AA women are more likely to die from EC. Proposed etiologies for this racial disparity, such as socioeconomic status, aggressive, non-endometrioid tumor histology, and comorbid conditions, do not account for the entire...
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