BRCA mutations in Italian breast/ovarian cancer families

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 150-152

  Nedelcu, Raluca ^a   Liede, Alexander ^b   Aubé, Jennifer ^b   Finch, Amy ^b   Kwan, Elaine ^b   Jack, Elaine ^b   Narod, Steven A ^b   Randall, Susan ^c   Hugel, Lara ^c   Clark, Katherine ^c  

^a CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRCA1 PROTEIN; BRCA2 PROTEIN; DNA;

BREAST CANCER; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; ETHNIC GROUP; EXON; FAMILIAL CANCER; FEMALE; FOUNDER EFFECT; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SCREENING; HAPLOTYPE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; ITALY; LETTER; OVARY CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GENES, BRCA1; GENES, BRCA2; HUMANS; ITALY; MUTATION; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 85047695579     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5200755     Document Type: Letter

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