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Phenotypic features and genetic characterization of male breast cancer families: identification of two recurrent BRCA2 mutations in north-east of Italy.
BMC cancer - 9 Jun 2006
Miolo GianMaria, Puppa Lara Della, Santarosa Manuela, De Giacomi Clelia, Veronesi Andrea, Bidoli Ettore, Tibiletti Maria Grazia, Viel Alessandra, Dolcetti Riccardo
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BACKGROUND: Breast cancer in men is an infrequent occurrence, accounting for approximately 1% of all breast tumors with an incidence of about 1:100,000. The relative rarity of male breast cancer (MBC) limits our understanding of the epidemiologic, genetic and clinical features of this tumor. METHODS: From 1997 to 2003, 10 MBC patients were referred to our Institute for genetic counselling and BRCA1/2 testing....
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