Haploinsufficiency for <it>BRCA1 </it>is associated with normal levels of DNA nucleotide excision repair in breast tissue and blood lymphocytes

• Main Authors: Johnson Jennifer M (Author), Rubinstein Wendy S (Author), Latimer Jean J (Author), Kanbour-Shakir Amal (Author), Vogel Victor G (Author), Grant Stephen G (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2005-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Screening mammography has had a positive impact on breast cancer mortality but cannot detect all breast tumors. In a small study, we confirmed that low power magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) could identify mammographically undetectab...