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Comparative Analysis of Breast Cancer Phenotypes in African American, White American, and West Versus East African patients: Correlation Between African Ancestry and Triple-Negative Breast Cancer.
Annals of surgical oncology - 1 Nov 2016
Jiagge Evelyn, Jibril Aisha Souleiman, Chitale Dhananjay, Bensenhaver Jessica M, Awuah Baffour, Hoenerhoff Mark, Adjei Ernest, Bekele Mahteme, Abebe Engida, Nathanson S David, Gyan Kofi, Salem Barbara, Oppong Joseph, Aitpillah Francis, Kyei Ishmael, Bonsu Ernest Osei, Proctor Erica, Merajver Sofia D, Wicha Max, Stark Azadeh, Newman Lisa A
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INTRODUCTION: Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is more common among African American (AA) and western sub-Saharan African breast cancer (BC) patients compared with White/Caucasian Americans (WA) and Europeans. Little is known about TNBC in east Africa. METHODS: Invasive BC diagnosed 1998-2014 were evaluated: WA and AA patients from the Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, Michigan; Ghanaian/west Africans from...
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