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Evaluation of the BOADICEA risk assessment model in women with a family history of breast cancer.
Familial cancer - 1 Mar 2012
Ståhlbom Anne Kinhult, Johansson Hemming, Liljegren Annelie, von Wachenfeldt Anna, Arver Brita
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The ability of the Breast and Ovarian Analysis of Disease Incidence and Carrier Estimation Algorithm (BOADICEA) model to predict BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations and breast cancer incidence in women with a family history of breast cancer was evaluated. Observed mutations in 263 screened families were compared to retrospective predictions. Similarly, observed breast cancers in 640 women were compared to retrospective...
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