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BRCA1 disease-associated haplotypes in Singapore Malay women with early-onset breast/ovarian cancer

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  1. Department of Surgery, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore, 119260, Singapore

    A. B. Ali & J. H. Sng

  2. Department of Surgery, National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore

    P. T. Iau

  3. Department of Pathology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

    T. C. Putti

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Ali, A.B., Iau, P.T., Putti, T.C. et al. BRCA1 disease-associated haplotypes in Singapore Malay women with early-onset breast/ovarian cancer. Breast Cancer Res Treat 104, 351–353 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-006-9467-6

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