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Lack of association between BARD1 Cys557Ser variant and breast cancer risk: a meta-analysis of 11,870 cases and 7,687 controls.
Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology - 1 Oct 2011
Ding Da-Peng, Zhang Ying, Ma Wen-Li, He Xiao-Feng, Wang Wei, Yu Hai-Lang, Guo Yu-Bo, Zheng Wen-Ling
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: The BRCA1-associated RING domain (BARD1) gene has been identified as a high-penetrance gene for breast cancer, whose germline and somatic mutations were reported in both non-BRCA1/2 hereditary site-specific and sporadic breast cancer cases. Some association studies suggested that the BRAD1 Cys557Ser variant might be associated with increased risk of breast cancer, but the results remain conflicting...
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