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Patricia Nolan
Back to facultyAssistant Clinical ProfessorPsychiatry & Behavioural NeurosciencesMcMaster University
2 publications.
01
Comparing Genetic Ancestry and Self-Described Race in African Americans Born in the United States and in Africa
Yaeger R, Avila-Bront A, Abdul K, Nolan PC, Grann VR, Birchette MG, Choudhry S, Burchard EG, Beckman KB, Gorroochurn P
Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention2008131 citations
02
17HSD 2 may be higher in African-American breast cancer and is associated with estrogen receptor-negative tumors.
Yaeger R, Nolan PC, Su T, Avila-Bront A, Wang X, Cheung YKK, Liu H, Rangarajan VS, Hibshoosh H, Powell CA
Cancer Genomics and Proteomics20074 citations
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