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A specific haplotype of single nucleotide polymorphisms on chromosome 19q13.2-3 encompassing the gene RAI is indicative of post-menopausal breast cancer before age 55.
Carcinogenesis - 1 May 2003
Nexø Bjørn A, Vogel Ulla, Olsen Anja, Ketelsen Tina, Bukowy Zuzanna, Thomsen Birthe L, Wallin Håkan, Overvad Kim, Tjønneland Anne
Abstract excerpt
The new genetic information, in particular the greatly increased density of markers in the chromosomal maps, may permit analysis of the importance of genes in the development of disease exclusively from molecular epidemiological studies. Motivated by our previous results on the same region in relation to basal cell carcinoma we have investigated the occurrence of post-menopausal breast cancer in relation to a...
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