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Association between germline pathogenic variants and breast cancer risk in Japanese women: The HERPACC study.
Cancer science - 1 Apr 2022
Kasugai Yumiko, Kohmoto Tomohiro, Taniyama Yukari, Koyanagi Yuriko N, Usui Yoshiaki, Iwase Madoka, Oze Isao, Yamaguchi Rui, Ito Hidemi, Imoto Issei, Matsuo Keitaro
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Approximately 5%-10% of breast cancers are hereditary, caused by germline pathogenic variants (GPVs) in breast cancer predisposition genes. To date, most studies of the prevalence of GPVs and risk of breast cancer for each gene based on cases and noncancer controls have been conducted in Europe and the United States, and little information from Japanese populations is available. Furthermore, no studies considered...
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