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Published online 27 May 2007 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news070521-13
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Geneticists identify four new breast-cancer genes
Discovery adds to understanding of individuals' susceptibility.
A large-scale genetic study has identified four new genes that significantly affect a woman's risk of developing breast cancer.
The finding could allow doctors to predict cancer risk more accurately, and to guide treatments to prevent and cure the disease.
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