Estimates of heritable and environmental components of familial breast cancer using family history information

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 96, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1740-1742

  Couto, E ^a   Hemminki, K ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Environment; Familial breast cancer; Heredity; Paternal maternal lineage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILIAL CANCER; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA; ENVIRONMENT; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34249816169     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6603753     Document Type: Article

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