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Evaluation of hereditary risk in a mammography population.
Clinical breast cancer - 1 Apr 2005
Jones Julie L, Hughes Kevin S, Kopans Daniel B, Moore Richard H, Howard-McNatt Marissa, Hughes Sherwood S, Lee Nancy Y, Roche Constance A, Siegel Nancy, Gadd Michele A, Smith Barbara L, Michaelson James S
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PURPOSE: BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations significantly increase a women's lifetime risk of breast and ovarian cancer. Because several management options have shown promise in decreasing morbidity and mortality for these women, identifying potential mutation carriers is increasingly important. We have developed a large-scale method to collect family histories in a population of unaffected women presenting for...
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