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Segregation analysis of breast cancer in a population-based sample of postmenopausal probands: The Iowa Women's Health Study.
Genetic epidemiology - 1 Jan 1995
Chen P L, Sellers T A, Rich S S, Potter J D, Folsom A R
Abstract excerpt
Inheritance of a major susceptibility gene for breast cancer has been primarily investigated in families with early-onset disease. However, familial clustering of late-onset breast cancer is well documented, and genetic factors may also be relevant. In the Iowa Women's Health Study, we evaluated evidence for a major gene after allowing for measured environmental risk factors. Two hundred sixty-five incident...
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