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How valid is single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) diagnosis for the individual risk assessment of breast cancer?
Gynecological endocrinology : the official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology - 1 Mar 2006
Tempfer Clemens B, Hefler Lukas A, Schneeberger Christian, Huber Johannes C
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The number of reports investigating disease susceptibility based on the carriage of low-penetrance, high-frequency single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) has increased in recent years. Evidence is accumulating defining specific individual variations in breast cancer susceptibility. Genetic variations of estradiol and xenobiotics metabolisms as well as genes involved in cell-cycle control have been described as...
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