Familial breast cancer.

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-79278-6_2

Article

Familial breast cancer.

Recent results in cancer research. Fortschritte der Krebsforschung. Progres dans les recherches sur le cancer - 1 Jan 1996

Weber B L

Abstract excerpt

Tremendous progress has been made in recent years in understanding the genetic basis of breast cancer. Epidemiological models have been devised which allow risk estimation for women with one or two relatives with breast cancer. The existence of two autosomal dominant breast cancer susceptibility...

Topics

Breast Neoplasms
Counseling
Disease Susceptibility
Female
Humans
Male
Mutation
Risk

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