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Editorial
. 2020 Dec 14;112(12):1179-1180.
doi: 10.1093/jnci/djaa042.

Genetic Testing May Help Reduce Breast Cancer Disparities for African American Women

Anne Marie McCarthy  1 , Katrina Armstrong  2
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Editorial

Genetic Testing May Help Reduce Breast Cancer Disparities for African American Women

Anne Marie McCarthy et al. J Natl Cancer Inst. .
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  • Contribution of Germline Predisposition Gene Mutations to Breast Cancer Risk in African American Women.
    Palmer JR, Polley EC, Hu C, John EM, Haiman C, Hart SN, Gaudet M, Pal T, Anton-Culver H, Trentham-Dietz A, Bernstein L, Ambrosone CB, Bandera EV, Bertrand KA, Bethea TN, Gao C, Gnanaolivu RD, Huang H, Lee KY, LeMarchand L, Na J, Sandler DP, Shah PD, Yadav S, Yang W, Weitzel JN, Domchek SM, Goldgar DE, Nathanson KL, Kraft P, Yao S, Couch FJ. Palmer JR, et al. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2020 Dec 14;112(12):1213-1221. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djaa040. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2020. PMID: 32427313 Free PMC article.

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