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Ovarian cancer risk in Polish BRCA1 mutation carriers is not associated with the prohibitin 3' untranslated region polymorphism.
BMC cancer - 8 Apr 2008
Jakubowska Anna, Gronwald Jacek, Menkiszak Janusz, Górski Bohdan, Huzarski Tomasz, Byrski Tomasz, Benner Axel, Lubiński Jan, Scott Rodney J, Hamann Ute
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BACKGROUND: The variable penetrance of ovarian cancer in BRCA1 mutation carriers suggests that other genetic or environmental factors modify disease risk. The C to T transition in the 3' untranslated region of the prohibitin (PHB) gene alters mRNA function and has recently been shown to be associated with hereditary breast cancer risk in Polish women harbouring BRCA1 mutations. METHODS: To investigate whether the...
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