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Germline mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 in breast-ovarian families from a breast cancer risk evaluation clinic.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology - 15 Apr 2001
Martin A M, Blackwood M A, Antin-Ozerkis D, Shih H A, Calzone K, Colligon T A, Seal S, Collins N, Stratton M R, Weber B L, Nathanson K L
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PURPOSE: Data from the Breast Cancer Linkage Consortium suggest that the proportion of familial breast and ovarian cancers linked to BRCA1 or BRCA2 may be as high as 98% depending on the characteristics of the families, suggesting that mutations in BRCA1 or BRCA2 may entirely account for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer families. We sought to determine what proportion of families with both breast and ovarian...
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