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Nature Medicine 12, 1335 (2006)
Published online: 29 November 2006 | doi:10.1038/nm1206-1335a

Breast cancer research neglects non-Jewish groups, experts charge

Brandon Keim1

  1. New York


Patent monopolies have skewed research on breast cancer genetics.


Soon after scientists in 1994 identified the first genes linked to breast cancer, they discovered mutations among Ashkenazi Jews. But did this early success skew research into breast cancer?

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