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Evaluating Polygenic Risk Scores for Breast Cancer in Women of African Ancestry.
Du Z, Gao G, Adedokun B, Ahearn T, Lunetta KL, Zirpoli G, Troester MA, Ruiz-Narváez EA, Haddad SA, PalChoudhury P, Figueroa J, John EM, Bernstein L, Zheng W, Hu JJ, Ziegler RG, Nyante S, Bandera EV, Ingles SA, Mancuso N, Press MF, Deming SL, Rodriguez-Gil JL, Yao S, Ogundiran TO, Ojengbe O, Bolla MK, Dennis J, Dunning AM, Easton DF, Michailidou K, Pharoah PDP, Sandler DP, Taylor JA, Wang Q, Weinberg CR, Kitahara CM, Blot W, Nathanson KL, Hennis A, Nemesure B, Ambs S, Sucheston-Campbell LE, Bensen JT, Chanock SJ, Olshan AF, Ambrosone CB, Olopade OI, Yarney J, Awuah B, Wiafe-Addai B, Conti DV; GBHS Study Team; Palmer JR, Garcia-Closas M, Huo D, Haiman CA. Du Z, et al. Among authors: yarney j. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2021 Sep 4;113(9):1168-1176. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djab050. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2021. PMID: 33769540 Free PMC article.
Breast cancer in Sub-Saharan Africa: opportunities for prevention.
Brinton LA, Figueroa JD, Awuah B, Yarney J, Wiafe S, Wood SN, Ansong D, Nyarko K, Wiafe-Addai B, Clegg-Lamptey JN. Brinton LA, et al. Among authors: yarney j. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2014 Apr;144(3):467-78. doi: 10.1007/s10549-014-2868-z. Epub 2014 Mar 7. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2014. PMID: 24604092 Free PMC article. Review.
Factors contributing to delays in diagnosis of breast cancers in Ghana, West Africa.
Brinton L, Figueroa J, Adjei E, Ansong D, Biritwum R, Edusei L, Nyarko KM, Wiafe S, Yarney J, Addai BW, Awuah B, Clegg-Lamptey JN; Ghana Breast Health Study team. Brinton L, et al. Among authors: yarney j. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2017 Feb;162(1):105-114. doi: 10.1007/s10549-016-4088-1. Epub 2016 Dec 26. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2017. PMID: 28025716 Free PMC article.
Design considerations for identifying breast cancer risk factors in a population-based study in Africa.
Brinton LA, Awuah B, Nat Clegg-Lamptey J, Wiafe-Addai B, Ansong D, Nyarko KM, Wiafe S, Yarney J, Biritwum R, Brotzman M, Adjei AA, Adjei E, Aitpillah F, Edusei L, Dedey F, Nyante SJ, Oppong J, Osei-Bonsu E, Titiloye N, Vanderpuye V, Brew Abaidoo E, Arhin B, Boakye I, Frempong M, Ohene Oti N, Okyne V, Figueroa JD. Brinton LA, et al. Among authors: yarney j. Int J Cancer. 2017 Jun 15;140(12):2667-2677. doi: 10.1002/ijc.30688. Epub 2017 Mar 28. Int J Cancer. 2017. PMID: 28295287 Free PMC article.
Skin lighteners and hair relaxers as risk factors for breast cancer: results from the Ghana breast health study.
Brinton LA, Figueroa JD, Ansong D, Nyarko KM, Wiafe S, Yarney J, Biritwum R, Brotzman M, Thistle JE, Adjei E, Aitpillah F, Dedey F, Edusei L, Titiloye N, Awuah B, Clegg-Lamptey JN, Wiafe-Addai B, Vanderpuye V. Brinton LA, et al. Among authors: yarney j. Carcinogenesis. 2018 Apr 5;39(4):571-579. doi: 10.1093/carcin/bgy002. Carcinogenesis. 2018. PMID: 29324997 Free PMC article.
Recruiting population controls for case-control studies in sub-Saharan Africa: The Ghana Breast Health Study.
Nyante SJ, Biritwum R, Figueroa J, Graubard B, Awuah B, Addai BW, Yarney J, Clegg-Lamptey JN, Ansong D, Nyarko K, Wiafe S, Oppong J, Boakye I, Brotzman M, Adjei R, Afriyie LT, Garcia-Closas M, Brinton LA. Nyante SJ, et al. Among authors: yarney j. PLoS One. 2019 Apr 16;14(4):e0215347. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0215347. eCollection 2019. PLoS One. 2019. PMID: 30990841 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.
Reproductive factors and risk of breast cancer by tumor subtypes among Ghanaian women: A population-based case-control study.
Figueroa JD, Davis Lynn BC, Edusei L, Titiloye N, Adjei E, Clegg-Lamptey JN, Yarney J, Wiafe-Addai B, Awuah B, Duggan MA, Wiafe S, Nyarko K, Aitpillah F, Ansong D, Hewitt SM, Ahearn T, Garcia-Closas M, Brinton LA; Ghana Breast Health Study Team. Figueroa JD, et al. Among authors: yarney j. Int J Cancer. 2020 Sep 15;147(6):1535-1547. doi: 10.1002/ijc.32929. Epub 2020 Mar 13. Int J Cancer. 2020. PMID: 32068253 Free PMC article.
Associations of fecal microbial profiles with breast cancer and nonmalignant breast disease in the Ghana Breast Health Study.
Byrd DA, Vogtmann E, Wu Z, Han Y, Wan Y, Clegg-Lamptey JN, Yarney J, Wiafe-Addai B, Wiafe S, Awuah B, Ansong D, Nyarko K, Hullings AG, Hua X, Ahearn T, Goedert JJ, Shi J, Knight R, Figueroa JD, Brinton LA, Garcia-Closas M, Sinha R. Byrd DA, et al. Among authors: yarney j. Int J Cancer. 2021 Jun 1;148(11):2712-2723. doi: 10.1002/ijc.33473. Epub 2021 Feb 26. Int J Cancer. 2021. PMID: 33460452 Free PMC article.
Cross-ancestry GWAS meta-analysis identifies six breast cancer loci in African and European ancestry women.
Adedokun B, Du Z, Gao G, Ahearn TU, Lunetta KL, Zirpoli G, Figueroa J, John EM, Bernstein L, Zheng W, Hu JJ, Ziegler RG, Nyante S, Bandera EV, Ingles SA, Press MF, Deming-Halverson SL, Rodriguez-Gil JL, Yao S, Ogundiran TO, Ojengbede O, Blot W, Troester MA, Nathanson KL, Hennis A, Nemesure B, Ambs S, Fiorica PN, Sucheston-Campbell LE, Bensen JT, Kushi LH, Torres-Mejia G, Hu D, Fejerman L, Bolla MK, Dennis J, Dunning AM, Easton DF, Michailidou K, Pharoah PDP, Wang Q, Sandler DP, Taylor JA, O'Brien KM, Kitahara CM, Falusi AG, Babalola C, Yarney J, Awuah B, Addai-Wiafe B; GBHS Study Team; Chanock SJ, Olshan AF, Ambrosone CB, Conti DV, Ziv E, Olopade OI, Garcia-Closas M, Palmer JR, Haiman CA, Huo D. Adedokun B, et al. Among authors: yarney j. Nat Commun. 2021 Jul 7;12(1):4198. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-24327-x. Nat Commun. 2021. PMID: 34234117 Free PMC article.
Circulating tumor DNA is readily detectable among Ghanaian breast cancer patients supporting non-invasive cancer genomic studies in Africa.
Ahuno ST, Doebley AL, Ahearn TU, Yarney J, Titiloye N, Hamel N, Adjei E, Clegg-Lamptey JN, Edusei L, Awuah B, Song X, Vanderpuye V, Abubakar M, Duggan M, Stover DG, Nyarko K, Bartlett JMS, Aitpillah F, Ansong D, Gardner KL, Boateng FA, Bowcock AM, Caldas C, Foulkes WD, Wiafe S, Wiafe-Addai B, Garcia-Closas M, Kwarteng A, Ha G, Figueroa JD, Polak P; Ghana Breast Health Study Team. Ahuno ST, et al. Among authors: yarney j. NPJ Precis Oncol. 2021 Sep 17;5(1):83. doi: 10.1038/s41698-021-00219-7. NPJ Precis Oncol. 2021. PMID: 34535742 Free PMC article.
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