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Mismatch Repair Polymorphisms as Markers of Breast Cancer Prevalence in the Breast Cancer Family Registry.
Anticancer research - 1 Sept 2016
Kappil Maya, Terry Mary Beth, Delgado-Cruzata Lissette, Liao Yuyan, Santella Regina M
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BACKGROUND: Major breast cancer susceptibility genes involved in DNA repair, including BRCA1 and BRCA2, have been identified. However, mutations in these genes account for only 5-10% of identified breast cancer cases. Additional DNA repair pathway genes may also contribute to susceptibility. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We investigated the association between 12 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in mismatch repair...
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