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Rapid progression of prostate cancer in men with a BRCA2 mutation.
British journal of cancer - 22 Jul 2008
Narod S A, Neuhausen S, Vichodez G, Armel S, Lynch H T, Ghadirian P, Cummings S, Olopade O, Stoppa-Lyonnet D, Couch F, Wagner T, Warner E, Foulkes W D, Saal H, Weitzel J, Tulman A, Poll A, Nam R, Sun P, Danquah Jessica, Domchek Susan, Tung Nadine, Ainsworth Peter, Horsman Douglas, Kim-Sing Charmaine, Maugard Christine, Eisen Andrea, Daly Mary, McKinnon Wendy, Wood Marie, Isaacs Claudine, Gilchrist Dawna, Karlan Beth, Nedelcu Raluca, Meschino Wendy, Garber Judy, Pasini Barbara, Manoukian Siranoush, Bellati Christina
Abstract excerpt
Men with BRCA2 mutations have been found to be at increased risk of developing prostate cancer. There is a recent report that BRCA2 carriers with prostate cancer have poorer survival than noncarrier prostate cancer patients. In this study, we compared survival of men with a BRCA2 mutation and pro...
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