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German populations with infrequent CHEK2*1100delC and minor associations with early-onset and familial breast cancer.
European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990) - 1 Dec 2005
Rashid Muhammad U, Jakubowska Anna, Justenhoven Christina, Harth Volker, Pesch Beate, Baisch Christian, Pierl Christiane B, Brüning Thomas, Ko Yon, Benner Axel, Wichmann Heinz-Erich, Brauch Hiltrud, Hamann Ute
Abstract excerpt
CHEK2*1100delC is associated with a twofold increased breast cancer risk. This was shown in a collaborative analysis of European populations, but not in other populations from Europe and the US. Accordingly, there is a need to clarify the role of CHEK2*1100delC in breast cancer. We established its prevalence in two German populations GENICA (Northrhine-Westphalia, n = 724) and KORA (Bavaria, n = 600) and in women...
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