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Increased Risk for Other Cancers in Addition to Breast Cancer for CHEK2*1100delC Heterozygotes Estimated From the Copenhagen General Population Study.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology - 10 Apr 2016
Näslund-Koch Charlotte, Nordestgaard Børge G, Bojesen Stig E
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PURPOSE: CHEK2 is a cell cycle checkpoint regulator, and the CHEK2*1100delC germline mutation leads to loss of function and increased breast cancer risk. It seems plausible that this mutation could also predispose to other cancers. Therefore, we tested the hypothesis that CHEK2*1100delC heterozygosity is associated with increased risk for other cancers in addition to breast cancer in the general population....
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