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A new scoring system in cancer genetics: application to criteria for BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation screening.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Feb 2014
Bonaïti Bernard, Alarcon Flora, Andrieu Nadine, Bonadona Valérie, Dondon Marie-Gabrielle, Pennec Sophie, Stoppa-Lyonnet Dominique, Bonaïti-Pellié Catherine, Perdry Hervé
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BACKGROUND: In hereditary forms of cancer due to mutations of genes such as BRCA1 and BRCA2, methods have been proposed to predict the presence of a mutation in a family. METHODS: Relying on carriage probability computation is the most predictive, but scores are a good proxy and avoid using computer software. An empirical method, the Manchester scoring system, has been elaborated for BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation...
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