Study of a single BRCA2 mutation with high carrier frequency in a small population

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1079-1084

  Thorlacius, Steinunn ^a   Sigurdsson, Stefan ^a   Bjarnadottir, Helga ^a   Olafsdottir, Gudridur ^a   Jonasson, Jon Gunnlaugur ^b   Tryggvadottir, Laufey ^a   Tulinius, Hrafn ^a,b   Eyfjörd, Jorunn E ^a  

^a ICELANDIC CANCER SOCIETY   (Iceland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC SCREENING; GERM LINE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; ICELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PENETRANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030956589     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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