Segregation analysis of breast cancer in a population-based sample of postmenopausal probands: The Iowa Women's Health Study.

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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

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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...

Topics

Age of Onset
Aged
Alleles
Breast Neoplasms
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Genes, Dominant
Genes, Recessive
Humans
Iowa
Logistic Models
Meiosis
Middle Aged
Postmenopause
Risk Factors

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