Akakpo, Patrick Kafui
Imbeah, Emmanuel Gustav
Edusei, Lawrence
Naporo, Simon
Ulzen-Appiah, Kofi
Clegg-Lamptey, Joe Nat
Dedey, Florence
Nsaful, Josephine
Affram, Nelson
Wiafe, Beatrice
Mensah, Samuel
Nortey, Michael
Sheriff, Mohammed
Amponsah-Manu, Forster
Agbedinu, Kwabena
Jiagge, Evelyn Mawunyo
Article History
Received: 17 August 2022
Accepted: 20 December 2022
First Online: 3 January 2023
Declarations
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: Ethical Approval was sort from the Ethical Review Committees (ERC) of the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital (CCTHERC/EC/2020/047), Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH IRB/AP/052/20)), Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH-IRB/000169/2021), and the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH/R&D/SR/20/95) as part of a broader study into the ‘Genetic and Molecular determinants of Breast Cancer Disparity among Africans.’- Precision Medicine for Aggressive Breast Cancer (PMABC) in partnership with the Jiagge Laboratory at the Henry Ford Cancer Center, Detroit, Michigan, USA. The ethical clearance obtained from ERC of the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital and the Tamale Teaching Hospital indicated that informed consent was not required for the use of such secondary data (retrospective data) for as long as personal identifies were omitted from the data. All methods were carried out in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and other relevant ethical guidelines and regulations.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.