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A novel BRCA-1 mutation in Arab kindred from east Jerusalem with breast and ovarian cancer.
BMC cancer - 18 Jan 2007
Kadouri Luna, Bercovich Dani, Elimelech Arava, Lerer Israela, Sagi Michal, Glusman Gila, Shochat Chen, Korem Sigal, Hamburger Tamar, Nissan Aviram, Abu-Halaf Nahil, Badrriyah Muhmud, Abeliovich Dvorah, Peretz Tamar
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The incidence of breast cancer (BC) in Arab women is lower compared to the incidence in the Jewish population in Israel; still, it is the most common malignancy among Arab women. There is a steep rise in breast cancer incidence in the Arab population in Israel over the last 10 years that can be attributed to life style changes. But, the younger age of BC onset in Arab women compared with that of the...
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