An evaluation of common breast cancer gene mutations in a population of Ashkenazi Jews

Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 10-12

  Lalloo, F ^a   Cochrane, S ^b   Bulman, B ^a   Varley, J ^a   Elles, R ^b   Howell, A ^a   Evans, D G R ^a  

^a CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ashkenazi Jews; BRCA1 2 mutations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER GENETICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; FAMILIAL CANCER; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; JEW; ONCOGENE; OVARY CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0031960520     PISSN: 00222593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.35.1.10     Document Type: Article

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