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Associations Between Cancer Predisposition Testing Panel Genes and Breast Cancer.
JAMA oncology - 1 Sept 2017
Couch Fergus J, Shimelis Hermela, Hu Chunling, Hart Steven N, Polley Eric C, Na Jie, Hallberg Emily, Moore Raymond, Thomas Abigail, Lilyquist Jenna, Feng Bingjian, McFarland Rachel, Pesaran Tina, Huether Robert, LaDuca Holly, Chao Elizabeth C, Goldgar David E, Dolinsky Jill S
Abstract excerpt
IMPORTANCE: Germline pathogenic variants in BRCA1 and BRCA2 predispose to an increased lifetime risk of breast cancer. However, the relevance of germline variants in other genes from multigene hereditary cancer testing panels is not well defined. OBJECTIVE: To determine the risks of breast cancer associated with germline variants in cancer predisposition genes. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: A study...
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