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An exome-wide analysis of low frequency and rare variants in relation to risk of breast cancer in African American Women: the AMBER Consortium.
Carcinogenesis - 1 Sept 2016
Haddad Stephen A, Ruiz-Narváez Edward A, Haiman Christopher A, Sucheston-Campbell Lara E, Bensen Jeannette T, Zhu Qianqian, Liu Song, Yao Song, Bandera Elisa V, Rosenberg Lynn, Olshan Andrew F, Ambrosone Christine B, Palmer Julie R, Lunetta Kathryn L
Abstract excerpt
A large percentage of breast cancer heritability remains unaccounted for, and most of the known susceptibility loci have been established in European and Asian populations. Rare variants may contribute to the unexplained heritability of this disease, including in women of African ancestry (AA). We conducted an exome-wide analysis of rare variants in relation to risk of overall and subtype-specific breast cancer...
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