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Gene-expression patterns in peripheral blood classify familial breast cancer susceptibility.
BMC medical genomics - 4 Nov 2015
Piccolo Stephen R, Andrulis Irene L, Cohen Adam L, Conner Thomas, Moos Philip J, Spira Avrum E, Buys Saundra S, Johnson W Evan, Bild Andrea H
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BACKGROUND: Women with a family history of breast cancer face considerable uncertainty about whether to pursue standard screening, intensive screening, or prophylactic surgery. Accurate and individualized risk-estimation approaches may help these women make more informed decisions. Although highly penetrant genetic variants have been associated with familial breast cancer (FBC) risk, many individuals do not carry...
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