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Prevalence of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations in male breast cancer patients in Canada.
Clinical breast cancer - 1 Apr 2000
Wolpert N, Warner E, Seminsky M F, Futreal A, Narod S A
Abstract excerpt
Men who inherit a mutation in the BRCA2 gene carry a 6% risk of developing breast cancer by the age of 70. The proportion of male breast cancers attributable to BRCA mutations has not yet been determined with accuracy. We studied a series of 14 male breast cancer patients, unselected for family history or ethnicity, who were treated at a single regional cancer center in Canada. Family histories were obtained, and...
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