Risks of breast and testicular cancers in young adult twins in England and Wales: evidence on prenatal and genetic aetiology
The LancetPublished 1 December 1997
Anthony J. Swerdlow, Bianca De Stavola, MA Swanwick, NES Maconochie
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The higher risks of these cancers in dizygotic than in monozygotic twins support a prenatalAetiology, and are compatible with aetiology related to raised maternal concentrations of free, unbound oestrogens.
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The higher risks of these cancers in dizygotic than in monozygotic twins support a prenatal aetiology, and are compatible with aetiology related to raised maternal concentrations of free, unbound oestrogens. The results for twins of probands have implications for genetic aetiology; appropriate clinical action for monozygotic twins needs consideration.
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