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Breast cancer protection by genomic imprinting in close kin families
Human inbreeding generally reduces breast cancer risk (BCR). When the parents are biologically related, their infants have a lower birth weight due to smaller body organs. The undersized breasts, because of fewer mammary stem cells, have a lower likelihood of malignant conversion. Fetal growth is re...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5696730/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29157216 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12881-017-0498-0 |