Breast carcinoma in African-American and white women - Application of molecular biology to understand outcome disparities

被引:11
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Newman, LA [1 ]
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[1] Univ Michigan, Dept Surg, Breast Canc Ctr, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA
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10.1002/cncr.20501
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R73 [肿瘤学];
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100214 ;
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The door to improved understanding of ethnicity-related variations in breast carcinoma risk and outcome has now been wedged open by the powerful tools of molecular biology. It is the responsibility of clinicians and investigators to accept the challenge of conducting the studies, collecting and interpreting the data, and validating the results.
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