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[A new scoring system for the diagnosis of BRCA1/2 associated breast-ovarian cancer predisposition].
Bulletin du cancer - 1 Jul 2011
Bonaïti Bernard, Alarcon Flora, Bonadona Valérie, Pennec Sophie, Andrieu Nadine, Stoppa-Lyonnet Dominique, Perdry Hervé, Bonaïti-Pellié Catherine
Abstract excerpt
Criteria have been proposed for genetic testing of breast and ovarian cancer susceptibility genes BRCA1 and BRCA2. Using simulations, this study evaluates the efficiency (sensitivity, positive predictive value [PPV] and specificity) of the various criteria used in France. The efficiency of the criteria published in 1998, which are largely used, is not optimal. We show that some extensions of these criteria...
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