Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Breast Cancer

Genetic Variant May Shield Latinas From Breast Cancer

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CreditStuart Bradford
A genetic variant that is particularly common in some Hispanic women with indigenous American ancestry appears to drastically lower the risk of breast cancer, a new study found.
About one in five Latinas in the United States carry one copy of the variant, and roughly 1 percent carry two./.../

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