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Cancer Incidence Rates Between BRCA1/2 Pathogenic Variant Carriers and Non-Carriers in Real-World Clinical Practice.
The Tohoku journal of experimental medicine - 2 Jun 2026
Ebata Akiko, Tada Hiroshi, Harada-Shoji Narumi, Hamanaka Yohei, Miyashita Minoru, Sato Miku, Ishida Takanori
Abstract excerpt
Since BRCA1/2 genetic testing has been covered by public insurance for certain breast cancer patients in Japan from April 2020, it has led to a rapid increase in testing frequency and the identification of many BRCA1/2 pathogenic variant (PV) carriers. BRCA1/2 PV carriers in Japan are reported to be also more susceptible to esophageal, gastric, and biliary tract cancers. We retrospectively analyzed 337 breast...
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