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Estrogen receptor status could modulate the genomic pattern in familial and sporadic breast cancer.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 15 Dec 2007
Melchor Lorenzo, Honrado Emiliano, Huang Jia, Alvarez Sara, Naylor Tara L, García María J, Osorio Ana, Blesa David, Stratton Michael R, Weber Barbara L, Cigudosa Juan C, Rahman Nazneen, Nathanson Katherine L, Benítez Javier
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PURPOSE: Familial breast cancer represents 5% to 10% of all breast tumors. Mutations in the two known major breast cancer susceptibility genes, BRCA1 and BRCA2, account for a minority of familial breast cancer, whereas families without mutations in these genes (BRCAX group) account for 70% of fam...
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