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Endometrial Cancer, BRCA1, and BRCA2 in the UK Biobank Cohort.
American journal of clinical oncology - 1 Jul 2021
Lehrer Steven, Rheinstein Peter H
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OBJECTIVES: Endometrial cancer (EC) risk in BRCA1/2 mutation carriers has been uncertain. EC risk in women with germline BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations was recently assessed in a multicenter cohort study. BRCA1/2 mutation carriers had a 2- to 3-fold increased risk for EC, with highest risk observed for the rare subgroups of serous-like and p53-abnormal EC in BRCA1 mutation carriers. To further evaluate risk, we looked...
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