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Androgen receptor gene polymorphism and breast cancer susceptibility in The Philippines.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology - 1 Sept 2003
Liede Alexander, Zhang William, De Leon Matsuda Maria Lourdes, Tan Alex, Narod Steven A
Abstract excerpt
Up to one-third of women with breast cancer have a family history of breast cancer, and approximately 5% of cases are attributed to mutations in high-risk breast cancer susceptibility genes, such as BRCA1 and BRCA2. It is believed that genes of lower penetrance, but of greater prevalence, may also modulate a woman's risk of breast cancer. We studied the association of breast cancer and the trinucleotide repeat...
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