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Familial breast cancer: characteristics and outcome of BRCA 1-2 positive and negative cases.
BMC cancer - 4 Jul 2005
Veronesi Andrea, de Giacomi Clelia, Magri Maria D, Lombardi Davide, Zanetti Martina, Scuderi Cristina, Dolcetti Riccardo, Viel Alessandra, Crivellari Diana, Bidoli Ettore, Boiocchi Mauro
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BACKGROUND: The clinical and pathological characteristics and the clinical course of patients with breast cancer and BRCA 1-2 mutation are poorly known. METHODS: From 1997, patients with breast cancer and a family history of breast or ovarian cancer were offered BRCA testing. The clinical and pathological features of patients with known BRCA status were retrospectively assessed and comparisons were made between...
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