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A two-stage approach to genetic risk assessment in primary care.
Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 Jan 2016
Biswas Swati, Atienza Philamer, Chipman Jonathan, Blackford Amanda L, Arun Banu, Hughes Kevin, Parmigiani Giovanni
Abstract excerpt
Genetic risk prediction models such as BRCAPRO are used routinely in genetic counseling for identification of potential BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers. They require extensive information on the counselee and her family history, and thus are not practical for primary care. To address this gap, we develop and test a two-stage approach to genetic risk assessment by balancing the tradeoff between the amount of...
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