BRCA1 mutations in Algerian breast cancer patients: high frequency in young, sporadic cases

<p>Breast cancer rates and median age of onset differ between Western Europe and North Africa. In Western populations, 5 to 10 % of breast cancer cases can be attributed to major genetic factors such as <i>BRCA1</i> and <i>BRCA2</i>, while this attribution is not yet we...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nancy Uhrhammer, Amina Abdelouahab, Laurence Lafarge, Viviane Feillel, Ahmed Ben Dib, Yves-Jean Bignon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ivyspring International Publisher 2008-01-01
Series:International Journal of Medical Sciences
Online Access:http://www.medsci.org/v05p0197.htm