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Breast cancer low-penetrance allele 1100delC in the CHEK2 gene: not present in the Chinese familial breast cancer population.
Advances in therapy - 1 May 2008
Chen Wang, Yurong Shi, Liansheng Ning
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INTRODUCTION: The 1100delC CHEK2 allele has been associated with a 1.4-to 4.7-fold increased risk of breast cancer in women carrying this mutation. Our study investigated the frequency of this allele in a Chinese population. METHODS: Using touchdown polymerase chain reaction, we sequenced the CHE...
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