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The risk of breast cancer in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers without a first-degree relative with breast cancer.
Clinical genetics - 1 May 2018
Metcalfe K A, Lubinski J, Gronwald J, Huzarski T, McCuaig J, Lynch H T, Karlan B, Foulkes W D, Singer C F, Neuhausen S L, Senter L, Eisen A, Sun P, Narod S A
Abstract excerpt
The objective of this study was to estimate the lifetime risk of breast cancer in women with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation with and without at least 1 first-degree relative with breast cancer. A total of 2835 women with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation were followed. Age- and gene-specific breast cancer rates were calculated. The relative risks of breast cancer for subjects with a family history of breast cancer, compared...
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