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Practical aspects of genetic counseling in breast cancer: lights and shadows.
Breast (Edinburgh, Scotland) - 1 Aug 2013
Christinat Alexandre, Pagani Olivia
Abstract excerpt
In unselected populations, less than 10% of breast cancers are associated with germline mutations in predisposing genes. Breast cancer type 1 and 2 (BRCA1 and BRCA2) susceptibility genes are the most common involved genes and confer a 10-30 times higher risk of developing the disease compared to...
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