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Genetic determinants of sporadic breast cancer in Sri Lankan women.
BMC cancer - 13 Feb 2018
Sirisena Nirmala Dushyanthi, Adeyemo Adebowale, Kuruppu Anchala I, Neththikumara Nilaksha, Samaranayake Nilakshi, Dissanayake Vajira H W
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BACKGROUND: While a range of common genetic variants have been identified to be associated with risk of sporadic breast cancer in several Western studies, little is known about their role in South Asian populations. Our objective was to examine the association between common genetic variants in breast cancer related genes and risk of breast cancer in a cohort of Sri Lankan women. METHODS: A case-control study of...
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