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Diagnostic algorithm for identification of individuals with hereditary predisposition to breast cancer.
Likars'ka sprava - 1 Jan 2000
Hossein Rassi, Houshmand Massoud
Abstract excerpt
Breast cancer originates from genetic and environmental factors leading to accumulation of mutations in both nuclear DNA (nDNA) and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). Incidence of breast cancer cases rises dramatically with ageing. Approximately 90% of breast cancers are sporadic while the remaining 10% are inheritable. BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations are associated with a greatly increased risk for development of hereditary...
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