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. 2014 Jun 10;11(6):e1001661.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001661. eCollection 2014 Jun.

Melanocytic nevi as biomarkers of breast cancer risk

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Melanocytic nevi as biomarkers of breast cancer risk

Barbara Fuhrman et al. PLoS Med. .

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In a linked Perspective, Barbara Fuhrman and Victor Cardenas discuss the potential biological mechanisms that may underlie the association between nevi and risk for breast cancer.

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