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Breast Cancer Genetics for Plastic Surgeons.
Plastic and reconstructive surgery - 1 Sept 2017
McInerney Niall M, Narod Steven, Metcalfe Kelly, Semple John, Brown Mitchell H
Abstract excerpt
Multidisciplinary genetic clinics offer counseling and testing to those who meet criteria for familial breast cancer, and plastic surgeons become integral to this process when risk-reducing surgery and postmastectomy reconstruction are deemed appropriate. As reconstructive surgeons, it is important that plastic surgeons are aware of the risks and issues associated with the genetic variants that cause patients to...
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