Breast cancer risk and genetic ancestry: a case-control study in Uruguay
BACKGROUND: Uruguay exhibits one of the highest rates of breast cancer in Latin America, similar to those of developed nations, the reasons for which are not completely understood. In this study we investigated the effect that ancestral background has on breast cancer susceptibility among Uruguayan...
Main Authors: | Bonilla, Carolina, Bertoni, Bernardo, Hidalgo, Pedro C., Artagaveytia, Nora, Ackermann, Elizabeth, Barreto, Isabel, Cancela, Paula, Cappetta, Mónica, Egaña, Ana, Figueiro, Gonzalo, Heinzen, Silvina, Hooker, Stanley, Román, Estela, Sans, Mónica, Kittles, Rick A. |
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Other Authors: | School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol |
Language: | en |
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BioMed Central Ltd
2015
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10150/610306 http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/610306 |
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