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Investigation of triple-negative breast cancer risk alleles in an International African-enriched cohort.
Scientific reports - 29 Apr 2021
Martini Rachel, Chen Yalei, Jenkins Brittany D, Elhussin Isra A, Cheng Esther, Hoda Syed A, Ginter Paula S, Hanover Jeffrey, Zeidan Rozina B, Oppong Joseph K, Adjei Ernest K, Jibril Aisha, Chitale Dhananjay, Bensenhaver Jessica M, Awuah Baffour, Bekele Mahteme, Abebe Engida, Kyei Ishmael, Aitpillah Frances S, Adinku Michael O, Ankomah Kwasi, Osei-Bonsu Ernest B, Nathansan Saul David, Jackson LaToya, Jiagge Evelyn, Petersen Lindsay F, Proctor Erica, Nikolinakos Petros, Gyan Kofi K, Yates Clayton, Kittles Rick, Newman Lisa A, Davis Melissa B
Abstract excerpt
Large-scale efforts to identify breast cancer (BC) risk alleles have historically taken place among women of European ancestry. Recently, there are new efforts to verify if these alleles increase risk in African American (AA) women as well. We investigated the effect of previously reported AA breast cancer and triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) risk alleles in our African-enriched International Center for the...
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