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Risks of cancer in BRCA1-mutation carriers. Breast Cancer Linkage Consortium.
Lancet (London, England) - 19 Mar 1994
Ford D, Easton D F, Bishop D T, Narod S A, Goldgar D E
Abstract excerpt
Germline mutations in a gene on chromosome 17q known as BRCA1 are responsible for a large proportion of inherited predispositions to breast and ovarian cancer. In 33 families with evidence of linkage to BRCA1, we estimated the risks of breast and ovarian cancer from the occurrence of second cancers in individuals with breast cancer, and examined the risks of other cancers in BRCA1 carriers. 26 contralateral...
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