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Prevalence of BRCA1 and BRCA2 germline mutations in young breast cancer patients: a population-based study.
International journal of cancer - 10 Sept 2003
de Sanjosé Silvia, Léoné Mélanie, Bérez Victoria, Izquierdo Angel, Font Rebeca, Brunet Joan M, Louat Thierry, Vilardell Loreto, Borras Joan, Viladiu Pau, Bosch F Xavier, Lenoir Gilbert M, Sinilnikova Olga M
Abstract excerpt
Our aim was to estimate the prevalence of mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes among unselected incident cases of breast cancer in young women. We identified 158 incident breast cancer cases diagnosed before age 46 years in predefined geographic areas in Girona and Tarragona, Spain, during 1995...
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