Prevalence and Penetrance of Germline BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutations in a Population Series of 649 Women with Ovarian Cancer
β Scribed by Harvey A. Risch; John R. McLaughlin; David E.C. Cole; Barry Rosen; Linda Bradley; Elaine Kwan; Elaine Jack; Danny J. Vesprini; Graciela Kuperstein; John L.A. Abrahamson; Isabel Fan; Betty Wong; Steven A. Narod
- Book ID
- 117853547
- Publisher
- American Society of Human Genetics
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 122 KB
- Volume
- 68
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0002-9297
- DOI
- 10.1086/318787
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