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Localized male breast carcinoma and family history. An analysis of 142 patients.
Cancer - 1 Sept 1999
Hill A, Yagmur Y, Tran K N, Bolton J S, Robson M, Borgen P I
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Male breast carcinoma is rare; therefore, the effect of family history on the course of the disease has not been well described. Germ-line mutations in breast carcinoma susceptibility genes, particularly BRCA2, are associated with an increased risk of male breast carcinoma. The authors sought to correlate significant family history with clinical phenotype in males with breast carcinoma. METHODS: One...
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