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[Frequency of the 185delAG mutation in the BRCA1 gene in Chilean healthy women with family history of breast cancer].
Revista medica de Chile - 1 Oct 2002
Jara Lilian, Ampuero Sandra, Seccia Lorena, Bustamante Mario, Blanco Rafael, Santibáñez Eudocia, Reyes José Miguel, Ojeda José Manuel
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BACKGROUND: Breast cancer is the most common malignancy among women, and is the second cause of cancer mortality among Chilean women. Female mortality due to breast cancer in Chile has shown a steady increase from 9.5 deaths per 100.000 women in 1985 to 12.8 deaths per 100.000 in 1995. A family history of breast cancer is one of the main risk factors for the development of the disease. BRCA1 and BRCA2 are two...
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