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Cancer risks in first degree relatives of BRCA1 mutation carriers: effects of mutation and proband disease status.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 May 2006
Gronwald J, Huzarski T, Byrski B, Medrek K, Menkiszak J, Monteiro A N, Sun P, Lubinski J, Narod S A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mutations in the BRCA1 (MIM 113705) gene are found in many families with multiple cases of breast and ovarian cancer, and women with a BRCA1 mutation are at significantly higher risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer than are the general public. METHODS: We obtained blood samples and pedigree information from 3568 unselected cases of early-onset breast cancer and 609 unselected patients with...
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