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Penetrances of BRCA1 1675delA and 1135insA with respect to breast cancer and ovarian cancer.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Sept 1999
Dørum A, Heimdal K, Hovig E, Inganäs M, Møller P
Abstract excerpt
For genetic counseling and predictive testing in families with inherited breast-ovarian cancer, penetrances and expressions of the underlying mutations should be known. We have previously reported two BRCA1 founder mutations in the Norwegian population. Index cases for the present study were found two different ways: through a series of consecutive ovarian cancers (n=16) and through our family cancer clinic...
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