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Prevalence of BRCA mutations among women with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) in a genetic counseling cohort.
Annals of surgical oncology - 1 Oct 2013
Greenup Rachel, Buchanan Adam, Lorizio Wendy, Rhoads Keelia, Chan Salina, Leedom Tracey, King Robin, McLennan Jane, Crawford Beth, Kelly Marcom P, Shelley Hwang E
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BACKGROUND: Revised NCCN guidelines recommend that women ≤60 years with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) be referred for consideration of genetic counseling. Small, homogeneous samples have limited evaluation of BRCA mutation prevalence among different ethnicities affected by TNBC subtype. We sought to determine whether the prevalence of BRCA mutations within a TNBC cohort differs by demographic factors....
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