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The breast cancer low-penetrance allele 1100delC in the CHEK2 gene is not present in Spanish familial breast cancer population.
International journal of cancer - 1 Jan 2004
Osorio Ana, Rodríguez-López Raquel, Díez Orland, de la Hoya Miguel, Ignacio Martínez José, Vega Ana, Esteban-Cardeñosa Eva, Alonso Carmen, Caldés Trinidad, Benítez Javier
Abstract excerpt
Searching for low-penetrance genes involved in breast cancer susceptibility has been a field of interest in the last few years. Recently, the CHEK 2 gene, involved in DNA damage and replication checkpoints, has been pointed out as a good candidate; moreover, a specific variant in this gene,1100delC, has been found to increase breast cancer susceptibility among familial breast cancer cases not attributable to...
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