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Proven non-carriers in BRCA families have an earlier age of onset of breast cancer.
European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990) - 1 Jun 2013
Vos Janet R, de Bock Geertruida H, Teixeira Natalia, van der Kolk Dorina M, Jansen Liesbeth, Mourits Marian J E, Oosterwijk Jan C
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BACKGROUND: Risk estimates for proven non-carriers in BRCA mutation families are inconsistent for breast cancer and lacking for ovarian cancer. We aimed to assess the age-related risks for breast and ovarian cancer for proven non-carriers in these families. METHODS: A consecutive cohort study ascertained 464 proven non-carriers who had a first-degree relative with a pathogenic BRCA mutation. Kaplan-Meier analyses...
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