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MUTYH gene variants and breast cancer in a Dutch case–control study.
Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 Jul 2012
Out Astrid A, Wasielewski Marijke, Huijts Petra E A, van Minderhout Ivonne J H M, Houwing-Duistermaat Jeanine J, Tops Carli M J, Nielsen Maartje, Seynaeve Caroline, Wijnen Juul T, Breuning Martijn H, van Asperen Christi J, Schutte Mieke, Hes Frederik J, Devilee Peter
Abstract excerpt
The MUTYH gene is involved in base excision repair. MUTYH mutations predispose to recessively inherited colorectal polyposis and cancer. Here, we evaluate an association with breast cancer (BC), following up our previous finding of an elevated BC frequency among Dutch bi-allelic MUTYH mutation carriers. A case–control study was performed comparing 1,469 incident BC patients (ORIGO cohort), 471 individuals...
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