DOI: 10.1038/ng853. Polygenic susceptibility to breast cancer and implications for prevention

Polygenic susceptibility to breast cancer and implications for prevention

10.1038/ng853

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Pharoah, P. D. P., Antoniou, A., Bobrow, M., Zimmern, R. L., Easton, D. F., & Ponder, B. A. J. (2002). Polygenic susceptibility to breast cancer and implications for prevention. Nature Genetics, 31(1), 33â36.

Authors 6

Paul D.P. Pharoah (first)
Antonis Antoniou (additional)
Martin Bobrow (additional)
Ron L. Zimmern (additional)
Douglas F. Easton (additional)
Bruce A.J. Ponder (additional)

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