Challenges in recruiting African-American women for a breast cancer genetics study

Challenges in recruiting African-American women for a breast cancer genetics study

Abstract Background African-American women, especially in the southern United States, are underrepresented in cancer genetics research. A study was designed to address this issue by investigating the germline mutation rate in African-American women in Arkansas with a personal and/or family history o...

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Main Authors: Amanda J. Compadre, Melinda E. Simonson, Katy Gray, Gail Runnells, Susan Kadlubar, Kristin K. Zorn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice
Subjects:
Hereditary breast cancer
African American
Subject recruitment
Biorepository
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13053-018-0091-3

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