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Rad50 c.687delT does not contribute significantly to familial breast cancer in a French population.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology - 1 Feb 2009
Uhrhammer Nancy, Delort Laetitia, Bignon Yves-Jean
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in DNA repair genes are known for their association with hereditary breast cancer. BRCA1 and BRCA2 are the major genes for high-penetrance familial breast and ovarian cancer, whereas mutations in ATM or Chek2 confer more modest cancer risk. Additional genes involved in DNA double-strand break repair have more recently been associated with breast cancer risk: heterozygosity for deleterious mutations in...
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