DNA repair proficiency: Potential susceptibility factor for breast cancer

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volumn 88, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 754-755

  Helzlsouer, Kathy J ^a   Harris, Emily L ^b   Parshad, Ram ^c   Perry, Helen R ^a   Price, Floyd M ^d   Sanford, Katherine K ^d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

^c HOWARD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CHROMATID EXCHANGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; X IRRADIATION;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0029994894     PISSN: 00278874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/88.11.754     Document Type: Article

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