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Identifying and managing hereditary risk of breast and ovarian cancer.

Clinics in perinatology - 1 Jun 2001

Frank T S, Critchfield G C

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In the past, all women with a family history of breast or ovarian cancer were considered to be at increased risk of cancer themselves. The discovery of BRCA1 and BRCA2 demonstrated that susceptibility to breast and ovarian cancer can be inherited by women as a single-gene autosomal dominant disorder. For such women, evaluation of family history is an important screening tool to identify the possibility of...

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PMID: 11499060
DOI: 10.1016/s0095-5108(05)70091-9

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