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Does the age of breast cancer diagnosis in first-degree relatives impact on the risk of breast cancer in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers?
Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 Nov 2015
Semple John, Metcalfe Kelly A, Lubinski Jan, Huzarski Tomasz, Gronwald Jacek, Armel Susan, Lynch Henry T, Karlan Beth, Foulkes William, Singer Christian F, Neuhausen Susan L, Eng Charis, Iqbal Javaid, Narod Steven A
Abstract excerpt
The purpose of this study is to estimate the age-specific annual risks of breast cancer in a woman with a germline BRCA mutation and an affected first-degree relative according to the age of breast cancer diagnosis in the relative. Women with BRCA mutations with no previous diagnosis of breast cancer and with one first-degree relative with breast cancer were followed for breast cancers for a mean of 5.9 years...
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