Genetic analysis of mammographic breast density in adult women: Evidence of a gene effect

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 549-556

  Pankow, James S ^a   Vachon, Celine M ^a   Kuni, Christopher C ^b   King, Richard A ^b   Arnett, Donna K ^a   Grabrick, Dawn M ^a   Rich, Stephen S ^d   Anderson, V Elving ^a   Sellers, Thomas A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CIGARETTE SMOKING; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MENOPAUSE; PARITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0030902293     PISSN: 00278874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/89.8.549     Document Type: Article

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