Ha-ras rare alleles in breast cancer susceptibility.

doi:10.1007/BF00694750

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Ha-ras rare alleles in breast cancer susceptibility.

Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 Jul 1995

Conway K, Edmiston S, Fried D B, Hulka B S, Garrett P A, Liu E T

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Over the last several years, evidence has accumulated to support the idea that rare Ha-ras polymorphisms are associated with inherited susceptibility to certain human cancers. A recent epidemiologic study conducted at our institution found a significant association specifically with breast cancer...

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Alleles
Breast Neoplasms
Disease Susceptibility
Female
Genes, ras
Humans
Minisatellite Repeats
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Polymorphism, Genetic
Risk Assessment

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