Breast cancer risk associated with BRCA1 and BRCA2 in diverse populations
โ Scribed by Fackenthal, James D.; Olopade, Olufunmilayo I.
- Book ID
- 109947788
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 504 KB
- Volume
- 7
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1474-1776
- DOI
- 10.1038/nrc2054
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