Founder mutations in <it>BRCA1/2 </it>are not frequent in Canadian Ashkenazi Jewish men with prostate cancer

• Main Authors: Kotar Kimberley (Author), Hamel Nancy (Author), Foulkes William D (Author)
• פורמט: ספר
• יצא לאור: BMC, 2003-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• נושאים: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Relatives of <it>BRCA1 </it>and <it>BRCA2 </it>mutation carriers have long been proposed by epidemiological studies to have an increased risk of developing prostate cancer. In the Ashkenazi Jewish (AJ) populat...