Genome-wide association studies identify four ER negative-specific breast cancer risk loci.

Estrogen receptor (ER)-negative tumors represent 20-30% of all breast cancers, with a higher proportion occurring in younger women and women of African ancestry. The etiology and clinical behavior of ER-negative tumors are different from those of tumors expressing ER (ER positive), including differe...

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Main Authors: Garcia-Closas, M, Couch, F, Lindstrom, S, Michailidou, K, Schmidt, M, Brook, M, Orr, N, Rhie, S, Riboli, E, Feigelson, H, Le Marchand, L, Buring, J, Eccles, D, Miron, P, Fasching, P, Brauch, H, Chang-Claude, J, Carpenter, J, Godwin, A, Nevanlinna, H, Giles, G, Cox, A, Hopper, J, Bolla, M, Wang, Q
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2013