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Routine TP53 testing for breast cancer under age 30: ready for prime time?
Familial cancer - 1 Dec 2012
McCuaig Jeanna M, Armel Susan R, Novokmet Ana, Ginsburg Ophira M, Demsky Rochelle, Narod Steven A, Malkin David
Abstract excerpt
It is well known that early-onset breast cancer may be due to an inherited predisposition. When evaluating women diagnosed with breast cancer under age 30, two important syndromes are typically considered: Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome and Li-Fraumeni syndrome. Many women are offered genetic testing for mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes; however, few are offered genetic testing for mutations...
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