Prevalence of the STK15 F31I polymorphism and its relationship with mammographic density

Several studies have identified the single nucleotide polymorphism STK15 F31I as a low-penetrance risk allele for breast cancer, but its prevalence and risk association in the Brazilian population have not been determined. The goal of this study was to identify the frequency of this polymorphism in...

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Main Authors: J. Giacomazzi, E. Aguiar, E.I. Palmero, A.V. Schmidt, G. Skonieski, D. Duarte Filho, H. Bock, M.L. Saraiva-Pereira, L. Schuler-Faccini, S.A. Camey, M. Caleffi, R. Giugliani, P. Ashton-Prolla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2011-04-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2011000400004&lng=en&tlng=en