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This research is supported by the 2009 Youth Foundation of Shanghai Public Health Bureau, the 2009 Youth Foundation of Shanghai Medical College, the Shanghai United Developing Technology Project of Municipal Hospitals (SHDC12010116), and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (30971143, 30972936, 81001169).
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Ke-Da Yu and Qi Fang have contributed equally to this study.
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Yu, KD., Fang, Q. & Shao, ZM. Combining accurate genetic and clinical information in breast cancer risk model. Breast Cancer Res Treat 128, 283–285 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-011-1389-2
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