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Somatic mutations in benign breast disease tissues and association with breast cancer risk.
BMC medical genomics - 14 Jul 2021
Winham Stacey J, Wang Chen, Heinzen Ethan P, Bhagwate Aditya, Liu Yuanhang, McDonough Samantha J, Stallings-Mann Melody L, Frost Marlene H, Vierkant Robert A, Denison Lori A, Carter Jodi M, Sherman Mark E, Radisky Derek C, Degnim Amy C, Cunningham Julie M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Benign breast disease (BBD) is a risk factor for breast cancer (BC); however, little is known about the genetic alterations present at the time of BBD diagnosis and how these relate to risk of incident BC. METHODS: A subset of a long-term BBD cohort was selected to examine DNA variation across three BBD groups (42 future estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) BC, 36 future estrogen receptor-negative (ER-)...
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