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Developing national guidance on genetic testing for breast cancer predisposition: the role of economic evidence?
Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers - 1 Jun 2012
Sullivan William, Evans D Gareth, Newman William G, Ramsden Simon C, Scheffer Hans, Payne Katherine
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Advancements in genetic testing to identify predisposition for hereditary breast cancer (HBC) mean that it is important to understand the incremental costs and benefits of the new technologies compared with current testing strategies. This study aimed to (1) identify and critically appraise existing economic evidence for BRCA1/2 mutation testing for HBC and (2) establish whether economic evidence was used to...
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