DNA methylation contributes to 9/11-related breast cancers

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A study led by researchers at NYU Langone Health and its Perlmutter Cancer Center has highlighted the role of DNA methylation in the increased risk of several cancers, including breast cancer, among rescuers and survivors of the attack on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, in New York City.

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