Population aspects of cancer genetics

Biochimie

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 19-25

  Goldgar, D E ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

Author keywords

Cancer; Genetics; Population based; Risk

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER; CANCER GENETICS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; COLON CANCER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FAMILIAL INCIDENCE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC MODEL; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; MELANOMA; PENETRANCE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TWINS;

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EID: 0036247002     PISSN: 03009084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9084(01)01357-8     Document Type: Article

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