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Brca2 and Trp53 Deficiency Cooperate in the Progression of Mouse Prostate Tumourigenesis
24 Jun 2010
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Epidemiological studies have shown that one of the strongest risk factors for prostate cancer is a family history of the disease, suggesting that inherited factors play a major role in prostate cancer susceptibility. Germline mutations in BRCA2 predispose to breast and ovarian cancer with its predominant tumour suppressor function thought to be the repair of DNA double-strand breaks. BRCA2 has also been...
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