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Age at first full-term birth and breast cancer risk in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers.
Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 Sept 2018
Kotsopoulos Joanne, Gronwald Jacek, Lynch Henry T, Eisen Andrea, Neuhausen Susan L, Tung Nadine, Ainsworth Peter, Weitzel Jeffrey N, Pal Tuya, Foulkes William D, Eng Charis, Singer Christian F, Senter Leigha, Sun Ping, Lubinski Jan, Narod Steven A
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: In the general population, an early age at first full-term birth confers protection against the risk of developing breast cancer. The relationship between age at first birth and breast cancer risk is not clear for women with a mutation in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene. Thus, we undertook a case-control study of women with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation to study the effects of age at first full-term birth matched...
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