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Comparison between genotype and phenotype identifies a high-risk population carrying BRCA1 mutations.
Genes, chromosomes & cancer - 1 Feb 2000
Cortesi L, Turchetti D, Bertoni C, Bellei R, Mangone L, Vinceti M, Federico M, Silingardi V, Ferrari S
Abstract excerpt
Hereditary breast carcinomas constitute about 10% of all malignant mammary tumors, but the selection criteria to identify a high-risk population carrying BRCA1 mutations are not yet well-defined. We have collected 51 pedigrees of familial breast cancer, 16 pedigrees of familial breast and ovarian cancer, and 30 cases of early-onset breast cancer (<35 years of age) without any family history of breast cancer. The...
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