Cancer risks in BRCA2 mutation carriers: The breast cancer linkage consortium

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volumn 91, Issue 15, 1999, Pages 1310-1316

  Easton, Douglas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRCA2 PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT CANCER; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER CANCER; GENE MUTATION; GERM LINE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; OVARY CANCER; PANCREAS CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; SECOND CANCER; STOMACH CANCER;

EID: 0033523268     PISSN: 00278874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/91.15.1310     Document Type: Article

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