Phenotypic variation in hereditary breast cancer. Cancer control implications.

doi:10.1001/archsurg.1994.01420320028005

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Phenotypic variation in hereditary breast cancer. Cancer control implications.

Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) - 1 Aug 1994

Lynch H T, Conway T A, Lynch J F

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OBJECTIVE: To study hereditary breast cancer pedigrees as models for the elucidation of the natural history of the disease, including early onset; bilaterality; and tumor associations in the heterogeneous variants to aid in its diagnosis and in targeting surveillance and treatment strategies. SET...

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Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms
Adrenocortical Carcinoma
Adult
Age of Onset
Breast Neoplasms
Female
Humans
Li-Fraumeni Syndrome
Male
Ovarian Neoplasms
Pedigree
Phenotype
Syndrome

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