Ostrom works from case studies to derive general patterns, while Williamson uses theoretical reasoning.

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Third, researchers have focused on so-called gene-environment interactions, reasoning that some exposures that have relatively weak associations with breast cancer in the general population may have a much stronger effect in subgroups with a specific genetic make-up.

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