Protein truncating BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations in African women with pre-menopausal breast cancer

Human Genetics

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 192-194

  Gao, Qing ^a   Adebamowo, Clement A ^a   Fackenthal, James ^a   Das, Soma ^a   Sveen, Lise ^a   Falusi, Adeyinka G ^a   Olopade, Olufunmilayo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRCA1 PROTEIN; BRCA2 PROTEIN;

ADULT; AFRICA; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HETERODUPLEX ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; ONCOGENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN POLYMORPHISM; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BRCA1 PROTEIN; BRCA2 PROTEIN; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; PEDIGREE; PREMENOPAUSE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0033818267     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004390000342     Document Type: Article

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