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BRCAPRO 6.0 Model Validation in Male Patients Presenting for BRCA Testing.
The oncologist - 1 Jun 2015
Mitri Zahi I, Jackson Michelle, Garby Carolyn, Song Juhee, Giordano Sharon H, Hortobágyi Gabriel N, Singletary Claire N, Hashmi S Shahrukh, Arun Banu K, Litton Jennifer K
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: BRCAPRO is a risk assessment model to estimate the risk of carrying a BRCA mutation. BRCA mutation carriers are at higher risk of developing breast, ovarian, pancreatic, and prostate cancer. BRCAPRO was developed for women and found to be superior to other risk assessment models. The present study evaluated the validity of BRCAPRO at predicting the risk of male patients carrying a BRCA mutation....
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