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[BRCA1- and BRCA2 mutations: Clinical management of patients with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer].
Wiener medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) - 1 Apr 2010
Pristauz Gunda, Geigl Jochen B, Petru Edgar
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BACKGROUND: In total, 5-10% of all breast cancer cases are related to gen mutations. In most cases a mutation in the BRCA1-gen and BRCA2-gen is responsible for insufficient repair of DNA damages that cause breast and ovarian cancer. CLINICAL MANAGEMENT: In patients carrying BRCA1-mutation the risk for developing breast and ovarian cancer is 87% and 40% as well as 47% and 20% for those carrying a BRCA2-mutation....
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