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Biomarkers of genetic susceptibility to cancer: applications to epidemiological studies.
Future oncology (London, England) - 1 Feb 2005
Taioli Emanuela
Abstract excerpt
Cancer is a multifactorial disease in which both environmental and genetic factors play a role. Biological markers have been perceived as a great improvement in terms of understanding the biological mechanisms of the association between a risk factor and cancer. Genetic markers have been used very extensively in epidemiological studies, mainly with the purpose of identifying high-risk subjects because of their...
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