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Association of paternal age at birth and the risk of breast cancer in offspring: a case control study.
BMC cancer - 31 Oct 2005
Choi Ji-Yeob, Lee Kyoung-Mu, Park Sue Kyung, Noh Dong-Young, Ahn Sei-Hyun, Yoo Keun-Young, Kang Daehee
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BACKGROUND: Older paternal age may increase the germ cell mutation rate in the offspring. Maternal age may also mediate in utero exposure to pregnancy hormones in the offspring. To evaluate the association between paternal and maternal age at birth with the risk of breast cancer in female offspring, a case-control study was conducted in Korea. METHODS: Histologically confirmed breast cancer cases (n = 1,011) and...
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