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Breast cancer detection and tumor characteristics in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers.
Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 Jun 2017
Krammer Julia, Pinker-Domenig Katja, Robson Mark E, Gönen Mithat, Bernard-Davila Blanca, Morris Elizabeth A, Mangino Debra A, Jochelson Maxine S
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PURPOSE: To describe imaging findings, detection rates, and tumor characteristics of breast cancers in a large series of patients with BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations to potentially streamline screening strategies. METHODS: An IRB-approved, HIPAA-compliant retrospective analysis of 496 BRCA mutation carriers diagnosed with breast carcinoma from 1999 to 2013 was performed. Institutional database and electronic medical...
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