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Early onset breast cancer: differences in risk factors, tumor phenotype, and genotype between North African and South European women.
Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 Nov 2017
Corsini Carole, Henouda Sarra, Nejima Dalel Ben, Bertet Héléna, Toledano Alain, Boussen Hamouda, Habib Faouzi, Mouhout Asma, Gaballah Ahmed, Ghazaly Hesham El, Bourgier Céline, Coupier Isabelle, Galibert Virginie, Baudry Karen, Vilquin Paul, Biquard Louise, Rey Jean-Marc, Belkacemi Yazid, Ihout Paul, Khayat David, Picot Marie-Christine, Bensalem Assia, Pujol Pascal
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: This report compares the risk factors, the tumor phenotypes, and the BRCA1/BRCA2 genotype of early onset breast cancer (EOBC) patients between Southern Europe and North Africa. METHODS: Four hundred and fifty six women with invasive EOBC (≤40 years) were prospectively included from four centers in France (n = 270) and four centers in North Africa (Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia; n = 186). Life style,...
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