Association of paternal age at birth and the risk of breast cancer in offspring: a case control study
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Older paternal age may increase the germ cell mutation rate in the offspring. Maternal age may also mediate <it>in utero </it>exposure to pregnancy hormones in the offspring. To evaluate the association between paternal a...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2005-10-01
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Series: | BMC Cancer |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/5/143 |