What Gene Has Been Found to Increase the Risk of Multiple

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Multiple Choice

What gene has been found to increase the risk of multiple myeloma among African Americans by more than 5-fold?

• A) Mutant P53
• B) Mutant BRCA-1
• C) Mutant BRCA-2
• D) HLA-Cw2

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