BRCA1 mutations found in archived early onset breast tumours

European Journal of Cancer Part A

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 683-686

  Garvin, A M ^a   Eppenberger, U ^a   Muller H ^a   Eppenberger Castori, S ^a   Scott, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

breast cancer; genetic screening; neoplasm DNA; PCR; tumour suppressor genes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER SCREENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

ADULT; BRCA1 PROTEIN; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DNA PRIMERS; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; GERM-LINE MUTATION; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0030919162     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-8049(96)00499-6     Document Type: Article

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