as a Risk and Mortality Marker for Breast Cancer in African American Women
African American woman are 43% more likely to die from breast cancer than white women and have increased the risk of tumor recurrence despite lower incidence. We investigate variations in microsatellite genomic regions—a type of repetitive DNA—and possible links to the breast cancer mortality gap. W...
Main Authors: | Nick Kinney, Robin T Varghese, Ramu Anandakrishnan, Harold R “Skip” Garner |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2017-12-01
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Series: | Cancer Informatics |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1176935117746644 |
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