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Race and Ancestry in Immune Response to Breast Cancer

Year: 2022

Type: editorial

Abstract: Martini and colleagues performed genetic ancestry estimation on a unique international triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) study enriched for participants with African ancestry. They identified gene signatures indicative of ancestry in race-associated TNBC and found ancestry-associated immunologic differences that may contribute to racial disparities in breast cancer. See related article by Martini et al., p. 2530 (5).

Source: Cancer Discovery

DOI: 10.1158/2159-8290.cd-22-0852

Authors: Alina M. Hamilton, Katherine A. Hoadley, Melissa A. Troester

Institutions: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

Language: English

Topic: Breast Cancer Treatment Studies

Subfield: Cancer Research

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences