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SUBMITTER: Kappil M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5278884 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kappil Maya M Terry Mary Beth MB Delgado-Cruzata Lissette L Liao Yuyan Y Santella Regina M RM
Anticancer research 20160901 9
<h4>Background</h4>Major breast cancer susceptibility genes involved in DNA repair, including BRCA1 and BRCA2, have been identified. However, mutations in these genes account for only 5-10% of identified breast cancer cases. Additional DNA repair pathway genes may also contribute to susceptibility.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>We investigated the association between 12 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in mismatch repair (MMR) genes and breast cancer risk among 313 sister-sets enrolled in t ...[more]