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Family history of breast cancer in first-degree relatives and triple-negative breast cancer risk.
Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 Apr 2011
Phipps Amanda I, Buist Diana S M, Malone Kathleen E, Barlow William E, Porter Peggy L, Kerlikowske Karla, Li Christopher I
Abstract excerpt
Triple-negative breast cancer accounts for less than 20% of breast cancers overall, but is the predominant subtype among carriers of mutations in BRCA1. However, few studies have assessed the association between breast cancer family history and risk of triple-negative breast cancer. We examined the relationship between having a family history of breast cancer in first-degree relatives and risk of triple-negative...
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