Inherited BRCA2 mutation associated with high grade breast cancer
- 1 January 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment
- Vol. 47 (2) , 121-127
- https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1005853022804
Abstract
Inheritance is believed to play a major role in 5–10% of breast cancer. The breast cancer susceptibility genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 are estimated to account for more than half of these cases. Recent...Keywords
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