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Breast Cancer
New breast cancer study findings recently were reported by B.F. Zhang and co-researchers
March 26th, 2009
According to a study from the United States, " BRCA1 recurrent mutations have rarely been assessed in non-founder populations. Still, identifying such mutations could be important for designing genetic testing strategies for high-risk breast/ovarian cancer families in non-founder populations." " To determine whether the recurrent BRCA1 Y101X mutation identified in Yoruban breast cancer patients represents a single historical mutation event, and determine the prevalence of this mutation in a hospital based cohort. Methods 365 breast cancer patients and 177 controls of Yoruban ancestry from Nigeria, unselected for age of onset or family history were screened for the BRCA1...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-03-26)
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