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Population-based study of BRCA1/2 mutations: family history based criteria identify minority of mutation carriers.
Neoplasma - 1 Jan 2010
Mateju M, Stribrna J, Zikan M, Kleibl Z, Janatova M, Kormunda S, Novotny J, Soucek P, Petruzelka L, Pohlreich P
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The two major susceptibility genes, BRCA1 and BRCA2, are involved in hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome. Early detection of mutation carriers has crucial clinical importance, as it allows identification of women who may benefit from intensive clinical follow-up or prophylactic surgery. Generally accepted inclusion criteria for BRCA1/2 mutation testing are based either upon family history of breast or...
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