AACR Researchers Emphasize Importance of Genetic Ancestry as Factor in Breast Cancer Studies

Apr 16, 2018

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CHICAGO (GenomeWeb) – The importance of diversity in genetic studies of cancer continued to be a crucial theme at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research in Chicago this year.

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