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Mammographic density and breast cancer risk in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers.
Cancer research - 1 Feb 2006
Mitchell Gillian, Antoniou Antonis C, Warren Ruth, Peock Susan, Brown Judith, Davies Russell, Mattison Jenny, Cook Margaret, Warsi Iqbal, Evans D Gareth, Eccles Diana, Douglas Fiona, Paterson Joan, Hodgson Shirley, Izatt Louise, Cole Trevor, Burgess Lucy, Eeles Ros, Easton Douglas F
Abstract excerpt
High breast density as measured on mammograms is a strong risk factor for breast cancer in the general population, but its effect in carriers of germline BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations is unclear. We obtained mammograms from 206 female carriers of BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations, 96 of whom were subsequently...
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