Genetic factors in the pathogenesis of breast cancer: their role and relative importance.

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Aggregation of breast cancer in families is an established risk factor associated with increased incidence of the disease, which is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among women in this country. Three genes have now been identified that confer increased susceptibility in families with a clear hereditary (i.e., Mendelian) pattern of expression: BRCA1, BRCA2 and p53. However, a significant number of women...

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