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Breast Cancer
Research in the area of breast cancer reported from A.L. Calderongarciduenas and colleagues
April 10th, 2008
"The aim of this population genetics study was to compare the genetic structure of Mexican women with breast cancer (BrCa) with previously reported data of four random populations (Nuevo Leon, Hispanics, Chihuahua, and Central Region of Mexico). A sample of 115 unrelated women with BrCa and whose four grandparents were born in five zones of Mexico were interviewed at a reference hospital in Northeastern Mexico," scientists in Monterrey, Mexico report. "Noncodifying STRs D7S820, D13S317, and D16S39 were analyzed; genotype distribution was in agreement with Hardy-Weinberg expectations for all three markers. Similar allele frequencies among four random populations and this...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-04-10)
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