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BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations among breast cancer patients from the Philippines.
International journal of cancer - 1 Apr 2002
De Leon Matsuda Maria Lourdes, Liede Alexander, Kwan Elaine, Mapua Cynthia A, Cutiongco Eva Maria C, Tan Alex, Borg Ake, Narod Steven A
Abstract excerpt
Age-adjusted incidence rates of breast cancer vary more than 10-fold worldwide, with the highest rates reported in North America and Europe. The highest breast cancer incidence rates in Southeast Asia have been reported for the Manila Cancer Registry in the Philippines, with an age-standardized rate of 47.7 per 100,000 per year. The possible contribution of hereditary factors to these elevated rates has not been...
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