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. 2021 Sep:7:1462-1471.
doi: 10.1200/GO.21.00089.

Genetic Susceptibility to Breast Cancer in Sub-Saharan African Populations

Mahtaab Hayat  1   2 , Wenlong Carl Chen  1   3   4 , Jean-Tristan Brandenburg  1 , Chantal Babb de Villiers  2 , Michèle Ramsay  1 , Christopher G Mathew  1   2   5
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Genetic Susceptibility to Breast Cancer in Sub-Saharan African Populations

Mahtaab Hayat et al. JCO Glob Oncol. 2021 Sep.
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Conflict of interest statement

Michèle RamsayConsulting or Advisory Role: Genentech/RocheNo other potential conflicts of interest were reported.

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Process of selection of papers. The selection criteria were germline genetic studies focusing on BC and carried out in an SSA population(s). BC, breast cancer; SSA, sub-Saharan African.
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FIG 2
Variant distribution in genes and countries. This shows how many predicted pathogenic variants were identified in breast cancer susceptibility genes in each reported sub-Saharan African country. DRC, Democratic Republic of Congo.
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