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Consanguinity decreases risk of breast cancer – cervical cancer unaffected
27 Nov 2001
Abstract excerpt
Marriages between third-degree and more distant relatives are common in many parts of the world. Offspring of consanguineous parents have increased morbidity and mortality related to recessive gene disorders. In a population with a high frequency of consanguinity, we examined the frequency of breast cancer (related in part to tumour genes) and cervical cancers (related to virus infection) among offspring of...
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