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Are polymorphisms of the ataxia telangiectasia mutated gene associated with breast cancer risk?

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This study was supported by Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (project number: Y206776).

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    Bo Jin, Fusheng Jiang, Wenhong Liu, Nipi Chen & Zhishan Ding

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Jin, B., Jiang, F., Liu, W. et al. Are polymorphisms of the ataxia telangiectasia mutated gene associated with breast cancer risk?. Breast Cancer Res Treat 128, 293–295 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-011-1385-6

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