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European Colonial Echoes in Cancer Risk: Lessons from the TP53 p.R337H Founder Variant in Brazil.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology - 3 Feb 2026
Carvajal-Carmona Luis G
Abstract excerpt
Latin America's population is among the most genetically diverse in the world, shaped by centuries of European colonization, Indigenous American displacement, and forced African slave migration. This complex ancestry, combined with persistent social inequalities, influences cancer risk through both genetic and environmental factors. For example, Indigenous ancestry has been linked to a lower risk of breast...
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