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A common variant of CDKN2A (p16) predisposes to breast cancer
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- Published on: 27 April 2016
- Published on: 27 April 2016Absence of Association of CDKN2A Ala148Thr with Breast CancerDear Editor,Show More
In a recent article, Debniak et al. have reported data from a case-control study of breast cancer in Poland in which a modest association was observed between breast cancer incidence and the A148T polymorphism in the CDKN2A gene. They observed an odds ratio of 1.3 overall, and an odds ratio of 3.8 for patients diagnosed prior to age 30. The variant was present in 5.1% of cases, versus 3.5% of controls. Their co...
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