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01-06-2011 | Letter to the Editor

Inspection of a deviation from Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium in familial breast cancer cases from a case–control study in a meta-analysis

Authors: Ke-Da Yu, Zhi-Ming Shao

Published in: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment | Issue 2/2011

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Title: Inspection of a deviation from Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium in familial breast cancer cases from a case–control study in a meta-analysis
Authors: Ke-Da Yu
Zhi-Ming Shao
Publication date: 01-06-2011
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment / Issue 2/2011
Print ISSN: 0167-6806
Electronic ISSN: 1573-7217
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-011-1361-1

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