Genetic variation in genes interacting withBRCA1/2and risk of breast cancer in the Cypriot population
β Scribed by Maria A. Loizidou; Marios A. Cariolou; Susan L. Neuhausen; Robert F. Newbold; Evy Bashiardes; Yiola Marcou; Thalia Michael; Maria Daniel; Eleni Kakouri; Panayiotis Papadopoulos; Simon Malas; Andreas Hadjisavvas; Kyriacos Kyriacou
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 221 KB
- Volume
- 121
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0167-6806
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