학술논문

Population-based study of risk of breast cancer in carriers of BRCA2 mutation.
Document Type
Article
Source
Lancet. 10/24/1998, Vol. 352 Issue 9137, p1337-1339. 3p. 2 Charts, 1 Graph.
Subject
*GENETICS of breast cancer
*GENETIC mutation
*CANCER
*DISEASE susceptibility
*CANCER in women
Language
ISSN
0140-6736
Abstract
Studies the risk of breast cancer in carriers of BRCA2 gene mutation. Methods used in the population based study in Iceland; Penetrance and the probability of cancer; Findings on men and women carrying the mutation; Interpretation that the mean risk of breast cancer in carriers of mutation in BRCA2 is lower than previously suggested.