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CHEK2*1100delC does not contribute to risk to breast cancer among Malay, Chinese and Indians in Malaysia.
Familial cancer - 1 Jan 2009
Thirthagiri Eswary, Cheong Leng San, Yip Cheng Har, Teo Soo-Hwang
Abstract excerpt
A truncating mutation (1100delC) in the cell cycle checkpoint kinase-2 gene, CHEK2, has been identified as a risk factor for familial and sporadic breast cancer in some Northern and Western European populations. However, the prevalence of CHEK2*1100delC in breast cancer appears to be population dependent. We analysed the prevalence of CHEK2*1100delC in 668 breast cancer cases, of which 542 were invasive breast...
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