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Prevalence of the BRCA2 6174 del T mutation in Israeli uveal melanoma patients.
International journal of cancer - 1 Mar 2002
Iscovich Jose, Abdulrazik Mohammed, Cour Carol, Fischbein Alf, Pe'er Jacob, Goldgar David E
Abstract excerpt
Substantial differences exist in the incidence rates of uveal melanoma (UM) among Israeli Jewish subpopulations: high in immigrants from North America and Europe (Ashkenazic) and low in immigrants from Africa and Asia (Sepharadic). This trend persists in Israeli-born individuals when stratified by their ancestral place of birth. There have been several anecdotal reports of uveal melanoma occurring in breast...
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