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Absence of the common IGF1 19 CA-repeat allele is more common among BRCA1 mutation carriers than among non-carriers from BRCA1 families.
Familial cancer - 1 Jan 2007
Henningson Maria, Bågeman Erika, Sandberg Therese, Borg Ake, Olsson Håkan, Jernström Helena
Abstract excerpt
BRCA1 mutations predispose to early-onset breast cancer. We previously reported an association between absence of the common IGF1 19 CA-repeat allele (IGF1-19/-19) and being a BRCA1 mutation carrier in young women from breast cancer high-risk families. Others have reported a four-fold risk of pre...
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