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Genetic analysis of people with African ancestry reveals lung cancer susceptibilities  
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Genetic analysis of people with African ancestry reveals lung cancer susceptibilities  

  • August 28, 2025

August 1, 2013

Study explores race differences of lung cancer risk

Vanderbilt research scientist Melinda Aldrich, Ph.D., MPH, has been awarded a National Institutes of Health Academic Career Award to investigate some of the genetic secrets behind a greater risk of lung cancer among African-Americans compared with other racial and ethnic groups.

By VUMC News and Communications

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  • American Journal of Human Genetics
  • Department of Medicine
  • Genetics
  • Lung Cancer
  • Melinda Aldrich
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