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Revisiting breast cancer patients who previously tested negative for BRCA mutations using a 12-gene panel.
Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 Jan 2017
Moran Olivia, Nikitina Dina, Royer Robert, Poll Aletta, Metcalfe Kelly, Narod Steven A, Akbari Mohammad R, Kotsopoulos Joanne
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: BRCA mutations contribute to about 20% of all hereditary breast cancers. With full-genome sequencing as the emerging standard for genetic testing, other breast cancer susceptibility genes have been identified and may collectively contribute to up to 30% of all hereditary breast cancers. We re-assessed women who had previously tested negative for a BRCA mutation when outdated techniques were used, and...
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