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Prevalence of hereditary breast/ovarian carcinoma risk in patients with a personal history of breast or ovarian carcinoma in a mammography population.
Cancer - 1 Nov 2005
Dominguez Francisco J, Jones Julie L, Zabicki Katherina, Smith Barbara L, Gadd Michele A, Specht Michele, Kopans Daniel B, Moore Richard H, Michaelson James S, Hughes Kevin S
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BACKGROUND: Identifying BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers is increasingly important as new management options show promise in decreasing morbidity and mortality in these women. The authors sought to determine the prevalence of family histories suggestive of a hereditary breast carcinoma syndrome...
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