A functionally significant SNP in TP53 and breast cancer risk in African-American women

A functionally significant SNP in TP53 and breast cancer risk in African-American women

Genetics: Variant may increase cancer risk in pre-menopausal black women A gene variant found in people of African descent may increase the risk of breast cancer—but only among pre-menopausal women. In a study of more than 14,000 women of African ancestry, a team led by Maureen Murphy from the Wista...

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Main Authors: Maureen E. Murphy, Song Liu, Song Yao, Dezheng Huo, Qin Liu, Sonia C. Dolfi, Kim M. Hirshfield, Chi-Chen Hong, Qiang Hu, Andrew F. Olshan, Temidayo O. Ogundiran, Clement Adebamowo, Susan M. Domchek, Katherine L. Nathanson, Barbara Nemesure, Stefan Ambs, William J. Blot, Ye Feng, Esther M. John, Leslie Bernstein, Wei Zheng, Jennifer J. Hu, Regina G. Ziegler, Sarah Nyante, Sue A. Ingles, Michael F. Press, Sandra L. Deming, Jorge L. Rodriguez-Gil, Christopher A. Haiman, Olufunmilayo I. Olopade, Kathryn L. Lunetta, Julie R. Palmer, Christine B. Ambrosone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-02-01
Series:npj Breast Cancer
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41523-017-0007-9

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41523-017-0007-9

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