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Genetic susceptibility to type 2 diabetes and breast cancer risk in women of European and African ancestry.

Hou N, Zheng Y, Gamazon ER, Ogundiran TO, Adebamowo C, Nathanson KL, Domchek SM, Rebbeck TR, Simon MS, John EM, Hennis A, Nemesure B, Wu SY, Leske MC, Ambs S, Niu Q, Zhang J, Pierce B, Cox NJ, Olopade OI, Huo D. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2012; 21 (3): 552-6

Epidemiologic studies have reported a positive association between type 2 diabetes (T2D) and breast cancer risk, independent of body weight.

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