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Prevalence of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations in Ashkenazi Jewish families with breast and pancreatic cancer.
Cancer - 15 Jan 2012
Stadler Zsofia K, Salo-Mullen Erin, Patil Sujata M, Pietanza M Catherine, Vijai Joseph, Saloustros Emmanouil, Hansen Nichole A L, Kauff Noah D, Kurtz Robert C, Kelsen David P, Offit Kenneth, Robson Mark E
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BACKGROUND: Germline mutations in the BRCA2 cancer susceptibility gene are associated with an increased risk of pancreatic cancer (PC). Breast-pancreas cancer families with BRCA1 mutations have also been observed. The influence of a family history (FH) of PC on BRCA mutation prevalence in patient...
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