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High mammographic density in women of Ashkenazi Jewish descent
INTRODUCTION: Percent mammographic density (PMD) adjusted for age and body mass index is one of the strongest risk factors for breast cancer and is known to be approximately 60% heritable. Here we report a finding of an association between genetic ancestry and adjusted PMD. METHODS: We selected self...
Autores principales: | Caswell, Jennifer L, Kerlikowske, Karla, Shepherd, John A, Cummings, Steven R, Hu, Donglei, Huntsman, Scott, Ziv, Elad |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4053164/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23668689 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/bcr3424 |
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