Abstract:IntroductionIncidence of estrogen receptor (ER)-negative breast cancer, an aggressive tumor subtype associated with worse prognosis, is higher among African American/Black women than other US racial and ethnic groups. The reasons for this disparity remain poorly understood but may be partially explained by differences in the epigenetic landscape.MethodsWe previously conducted genome-wide DNA methylation profiling of ER- breast tumors from Black and White women and identified a large number of differentially me… Show more
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