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Phenocopy breast cancer rates in Israeli BRCA1 BRCA2 mutation carrier families: is the risk increased in non-carriers?
Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 Apr 2012
Bernholtz Shiri, Laitman Yael, Kaufman Bella, Shimon-Paluch Shnai, Friedman Eitan
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BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers have an increased risk for developing breast (and ovarian) cancer. Non-carriers from within such families (=true negatives) are counseled that their risk for developing breast cancer is similar to that of the average-risk population. Breast cancer diagnosed in a...
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