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Spectrum of mutations in BRCA1, BRCA2, CHEK2, and TP53 in families at high risk of breast cancer.
JAMA - 22 Mar 2006
Walsh Tom, Casadei Silvia, Coats Kathryn Hale, Swisher Elizabeth, Stray Sunday M, Higgins Jake, Roach Kevin C, Mandell Jessica, Lee Ming K, Ciernikova Sona, Foretova Lenka, Soucek Pavel, King Mary-Claire
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CONTEXT: Genetic testing for inherited mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 has become integral to the care of women with a severe family history of breast or ovarian cancer, but an unknown number of patients receive negative (ie, wild-type) results when they actually carry a pathogenic BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation. Furthermore, other breast cancer genes generally are not evaluated. OBJECTIVE: To determine the frequency and...
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