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Parkinson's disease genes do not segregate with breast cancer genes' loci.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology - 1 Aug 2013
Kravitz Efrat, Laitman Yael, Hassin-Baer Sharon, Inzelberg Rivka, Friedman Eitan
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BACKGROUND: Breast cancer and skin cancer rates among patients with Parkinson's disease are higher than in non-Parkinson's disease cases, and Jewish-Ashkenazi LRRK2*G2019S mutation carriers have higher breast cancer rates than noncarriers. Because additional Parkinson's disease predisposition gen...
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