UVA-Led Group Using NCI Grant to ID Common Genetic Mechanisms Affecting Cancer Risk

Mar 22, 2018

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NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – Armed with roughly $3.2 million in funding from the National Cancer Institute, researchers from the University of Virginia and elsewhere are investigating the links between genetic variation and tissue expression in the context of breast and ovarian cancers.

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