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Incidence of <i>BRCA1</i> and <i>BRCA2</i> Mutations in Young Korean Breast Cancer Patients
29 Apr 2004
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PURPOSE: The prevalence of BRCA-associated breast carcinoma in the Korean population has not been evaluated extensively. METHODS: Sixty Korean women who developed breast cancer by age 40 years were studied. Lymphocyte specimens from peripheral blood were processed for BRCA1 and BRCA2 by complete sequencing. Family history through three generations was obtained. Available paraffin-embedded tissue blocks were...
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