BRCA1 and BRCA2 testing: Weighing the demand against the benefits

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 943-948

  Devilee, P ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; EDITORIAL; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; ONCOGENE; OVARY CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033365389     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/302350     Document Type: Editorial

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