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Germline BRCA1 mutations and G/C polymorphism in the 5'-untranslated region of the RAD51 gene in Polish women with breast cancer.
Polish journal of pathology : official journal of the Polish Society of Pathologists - 1 Jan 2005
Romanowicz-Makowska Hanna, Smolarz Beata, Kulig Andrzej
Abstract excerpt
Breast cancer is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in Western countries. In the present work the distribution of genotypes and frequency of alleles of the RAD51 G/C polymorphism and the frequency of BRCA1 germ-line mutations in patients with breast cancer were investigated. One hundred breast cancer women provided blood for mutation analysis. Blood samples from age matched healthy individuals (n=106)...
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