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The Interaction between Genetic Ancestry and Breast Cancer Risk Factors among Hispanic Women: The Breast Cancer Health Disparities Study.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology - 1 May 2017
Hines Lisa M, Sedjo Rebecca L, Byers Tim, John Esther M, Fejerman Laura, Stern Mariana C, Baumgartner Kathy B, Giuliano Anna R, Torres-Mejia Gabriela, Wolff Roger K, Harrall Kylie K, Slattery Martha L
Abstract excerpt
Background: Hispanic women have lower breast cancer incidence rates than non-Hispanic white (NHW) women. To what extent genetic versus nongenetic factors account for this difference is unknown.Methods: Using logistic regression, we evaluated the interactive influences of established risk factors and ethnicity (self-identified and identified by ancestral informative markers) on breast cancer risk among 2,326...
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