Germline BRCA1 alterations in a population-based series of ovarian cancer cases

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 889-897

  Janezic, Susan A ^a   Ziogas, Argyrios ^b   Krumroy, Lisa M ^a   Krasner, Meagan ^a   Plummer, Sarah J ^a   Cohen, Patricia ^b   Gildea, Maureen ^b   Barker, David ^c   Haile, Robert ^d   Casey, Graham ^a   Anton Culver, Hoda ^b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRCA1 PROTEIN; RIBONUCLEASE;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CAUCASIAN; CHROMOSOME VARIANT; CODON; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GERM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MISSENSE MUTATION; OVARY CANCER; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA CLEAVAGE;

EID: 0032945329     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/8.5.889     Document Type: Article

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