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Testing for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer in the southeastern United States.
Annals of surgery - 1 May 2000
Miron A, Schildkraut J M, Rimer B K, Winer E P, Sugg Skinner C, Futreal P A, Culler D, Calingaert B, Clark S, Kelly Marcom P, Iglehart J D
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OBJECTIVES: To detail characterization of mutations and uncharacterized variants in the breast cancer susceptibility genes BRCA1 and BRCA2, as observed in a population of breast cancer patients from the southeastern United States, and to examine baseline characteristics of women referred for counseling and testing and provide a preliminary look at how counseling and testing affected intentions toward prophylactic...
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