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Risk of cancer other than breast or ovarian in individuals with BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations.
Familial cancer - 1 Jun 2012
Moran A, O'Hara C, Khan S, Shack L, Woodward E, Maher E R, Lalloo F, Evans D G R
Abstract excerpt
The risks of cancers other than breast and ovarian amongst BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers are based on relatively few family based studies with the risk of specific cancers tested in population based samples of cancers from founder populations. We assessed risks of "other cancers" in 268 BRCA1 families and 222 BRCA2 families using a person years at risk analysis from 1975 to 2005. Cancer confirmations were...
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