Open AccessBreast-Cancer Predisposition in Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1
Author(s) -
Koen M.A. Dreijerink,
Pierre Goudet,
John Burgess,
Gerlof D. Valk
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmc1406028
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , multiple endocrine neoplasia , cancer , endocrine system , genetic predisposition , oncology , hormone , genetics , disease , gene , biology
Women with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 related to mutations in the gene encoding menin (MEN1) have approximately twice the risk of breast cancer as do women in the general population.
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