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. 2023 Jul;31(7):723-724.
doi: 10.1038/s41431-023-01364-2. Epub 2023 Apr 28.

Underrepresentation of racial and ethnic minorities in cascade testing for hereditary cancer syndromes

Muhammad Danyal Ahsan  1   2 , Emily M Webster  3 , Natalie T Nguyen  3 , Murtaza Qazi  3   4 , Sarah R Levi  3 , Lisa C Diamond  5 , Ravi N Sharaf  3 , Melissa K Frey  3
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Underrepresentation of racial and ethnic minorities in cascade testing for hereditary cancer syndromes

Muhammad Danyal Ahsan et al. Eur J Hum Genet. 2023 Jul.
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