Conducting Molecular Epidemiological Research in the Age of HIPAA: A Multi-Institutional Case-Control Study of Breast Cancer in African-American and European-American Women

B. Ambrosone, Christine; L. Ciupak, Gregory; V. Bandera, Elisa; Jandorf, Lina; H. Bovbjerg, Dana; Zirpoli, Gary; Pawlish, Karen; Godbold, James; Furberg, Helena; Fatone, Anne; Valdimarsdottir, Heiddis; Yao, Song; Li, Yulin; Hwang, Helena; Davis, Warren; Roberts, Michelle; Sucheston, Lara; Demissie, Kitaw; L. Amend, Kandace; Tartter, Paul; Reilly, James; W. Pace, Benjamin; Rohan, Thomas; Sparano, Joseph; Raptis, George; Castaldi, Maria; Estabrook, Alison; Feldman, Sheldon; Weltz, Christina; Kemeny, Margaret

doi:10.1155/2009/871250

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Conducting Molecular Epidemiological Research in the Age of HIPAA: A Multi-Institutional Case-Control Study of Breast Cancer in African-American and European-American Women

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Authors:

Christine B. Ambrosone

Gregory L. Ciupak

Elisa V. Bandera

Abstract

Breast cancer in African-American (AA) women occurs at an earlier age than in European-American (EA) women and is more likely to have aggressive features associated with poorer prognosis, such as high-grade and negative estrogen receptor (ER) status. The mechanisms underlying these differences are u...

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