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Cancer incidence in relatives of a population-based set of cases of early-onset breast cancer with a known BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation status.
Breast cancer research : BCR - 1 Jan 2003
Loman Niklas, Bladström Anna, Johannsson Oskar, Borg Ake, Olsson Håkan
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BACKGROUND: Relatives of breast cancer cases have an increased risk of the disease. The risk increases with increasing numbers and decreasing age of onset of affected relatives. In families with a BRCA1 or a BRCA2 mutation, individual carrier status predicts the risk of breast cancer. In relatives of cases where both BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations are excluded, the risk remains undetermined. METHODS: Standardized...
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