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DNA double-strand break repair genotype and phenotype and breast cancer risk within sisters from the New York site of the Breast Cancer Family Registry (BCFR).
Cancer causes & control : CCC - 1 Dec 2013
Wu Hui-Chen, Delgado-Cruzata Lissette, Machella Nicola, Wang Qiao, Santella Regina M, Terry Mary Beth
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PURPOSE: We previously observed that poor DNA repair phenotype is associated with increased breast cancer (BC) risk within families. Here, we examined whether genetic variation in double-strand break repair (DSBR) genes is associated with BC risk and if genotypes are related to phenotype in unaffected women. METHODS: Using data from the New York site of the Breast Cancer Family Registry, we investigated 25...
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