Genetic susceptibility to breast cancer: From the roll of the dice to the hand women were dealt

JAMA

Volumn 285, Issue 22, 2001, Pages 2907-2909

  Armstrong, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENESIS; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; PENETRANCE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0035854040     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.285.22.2907     Document Type: Editorial

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