Identifying and testing for hereditary susceptibility to breast/ovarian cancer in Serbia: Where are we now?

About 90% of all breast cancers can be considered as sporadic, without inherited gene alteration. The rest of breast cancers (about 5 to 10%) are considered hereditary, most commonly caused by alterations of BRCA1/2 tumor suppressor genes. Lifetime risks for breast and ovarian cancers are increased...

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Main Authors: Branković-Magić Mirjana, Dobričić Jelena, Janković Radmila, Konstantopoulou Irene, Yannoukakos Drakoulis, Radulović Siniša
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Oncology, Sremska Kamenica, Serbia 2006-01-01
Series:Archive of Oncology
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Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0354-7310/2006/0354-73100604131B.pdf