Uta Francke

Publication Details

  • Genetic variants associated with breast size also influence breast cancer risk.

    Eriksson N, Benton GM, Do CB, Kiefer AK, Mountain JL, Hinds DA, Francke U, Tung JY. BMC Med Genet. 2012: 13 53

    While some factors of breast morphology, such as density, are directly implicated in breast cancer, the relationship between breast size and cancer is less clear. Breast size is moderately heritable, yet the genetic variants leading to differences in breast size have not been identified.

    PubMedID: 22747683

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