Generation or birth cohort effect on cancer risk in Li-Fraumeni syndrome

Human Genetics

Volumn 118, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 489-498

  Brown, Barry W ^a   Costello, Tracy J ^a   Hwang, Shih Jen ^a   Strong, Louise C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN P53;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILIAL CANCER; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC RISK; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; ANTICIPATION, GENETIC; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GENES, P53; GERM-LINE MUTATION; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LI-FRAUMENI SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PEDIGREE;

EID: 30744469365     PISSN: 03406717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00439-005-0016-x     Document Type: Article

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