Differences in the tumor microenvironment between African-American and European-American breast cancer patients.

African-American breast cancer patients experience higher mortality rates than European-American patients despite having a lower incidence of the disease. We tested the hypothesis that intrinsic differences in the tumor biology may contribute to this cancer health disparity.Using laser capture micro...

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Main Authors: Damali N Martin, Brenda J Boersma, Ming Yi, Mark Reimers, Tiffany M Howe, Harry G Yfantis, Yien Che Tsai, Erica H Williams, Dong H Lee, Robert M Stephens, Allan M Weissman, Stefan Ambs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2638012?pdf=render