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Genetics and the young woman with breast cancer.

Breast disease - 1 Jan 2000

Evans James P, Skrzynia Cécile, Susswein Lisa, Harlan Megan

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While many individual risk factors have been defined for breast cancer, a family history was recognized long ago as one of the most potent. Mutations within BRCA1 or BRCA2, both identified about 10 years ago, are responsible for the majority of inherited breast cancer. By virtue of her age alone, a young woman diagnosed with breast cancer has a greatly elevated probability to carry a BRCA mutation. Other risk...

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PMID: 16823163
DOI: 10.3233/bd-2006-23104

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