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Variations in the DNA sequences of humans -- called single nucleotide polymorphism (SNPs) -- can affect how an individual develops diseases and responds to pathogens, chemicals, drugs, vaccines, and other agents. SNP rs2981582 is one of the four SNPs found to be most strongly associated with breast cancer.

Top Resources on Rs2981582

SNPedia: rs2981582
American Journal of Human Genetics: Common Breast Cancer-Predisposition Alleles Are Associated with Breast Cancer Risk in BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutation Carriers
Breast Cancer Research: Clinical correlates of low-risk variants in FGFR2, TNRC9, MAP3K1, LSP1 and 8q24 in a Dutch cohort of incident breast cancer cases
Human Reproduction: Common variation in the fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 gene is not associated with endometriosis risk
Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research: Deciphering the Human Genome and the MS Project

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