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CHEK2 Variant Increases Breast Cancer Risk
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Title CHEK2 Variant Increases Breast Cancer Risk
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/570521?src=rss
Description A dysfunctional variant of cell cycle checkpoint kinase 2 (CHEK2), CHEK2*1100delC may increase the risk of breast cancer by as much as five-fold, Danish researchers report in the February 1st issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Reuters Health Information
Category Articles > Obstetrics and Gynecology
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Date Feb 23, 2008
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