Comparing the frequency of common genetic variants and haplotypes between carriers and non-carriers of <it>BRCA1 </it>and <it>BRCA2 </it>deleterious mutations in Australian women diagnosed with breast cancer before 40 years of age
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>BRCA1 </it>and <it>BRCA2 </it>mutations are found in a proportion of families with multiple early-onset breast cancers. There are a large number of different deleterious mutations in both genes, none of wh...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-09-01
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Series: | BMC Cancer |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/10/466 |