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The Manchester Scoring System for predicting BRCA1/2 mutations underperforms in Arabic Omani breast cancer patients.
Journal of genetic counseling - 1 Apr 2025
van Wyk Chantel, Al-Sayegh Hasan, Al-Kiyumi Sara I, Al-Mamari Ghaida S, Al Saegh Abeer A
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Risk assessment models that are applied to assess the lifetime risk of cancer and pathogenic variant risk are more commonly used in Western populations. Using these models, without validation, for non-Western populations has been questioned. This study aimed to evaluate the use and consistency of the Manchester Scoring System as a risk assessment model for the Omani population. A retrospective, file-based...
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