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Contribution of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations to breast and ovarian cancer in Pakistan.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Sept 2002
Liede Alexander, Malik Imtiaz A, Aziz Zeba, Rios Pd Patricia de los, Kwan Elaine, Narod Steven A
Abstract excerpt
The population of Pakistan has been reported to have the highest rate of breast cancer of any Asian population (excluding Jews in Israel) and one of the highest rates of ovarian cancer worldwide. To explore the contribution that genetic factors make to these high rates, we have conducted a case-control study of 341 case subjects with breast cancer, 120 case subjects with ovarian cancer, and 200 female control...
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