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Risk-reducing mastectomy decisions among women with mutations in high- and moderate- penetrance breast cancer susceptibility genes.
Molecular genetics & genomic medicine - 1 Oct 2022
Comeaux Jacob G, Culver Julie O, Lee John E, Dondanville Danielle, McArthur Heather L, Quinn Emily, Gorman Nicholas, Ricker Charité, Li Ming, Lerman Caryn
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BACKGROUND: Women harboring mutations in breast cancer susceptibility genes are at increased lifetime risk of developing breast cancer and are faced with decisions about risk management, including whether to undergo high-risk screening or risk-reducing mastectomy (RRM). National guidelines recommend BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation carriers consider RRM, but that carriers of moderate penetrance mutations (e.g., ATM or...
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