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BRCA1 mutations in women attending clinics that evaluate the risk of breast cancer.
The New England journal of medicine - 15 May 1997
Couch F J, DeShano M L, Blackwood M A, Calzone K, Stopfer J, Campeau L, Ganguly A, Rebbeck T, Weber B L
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BACKGROUND: To define the incidence of BRCA1 mutations among patients seen in clinics that evaluate the risk of breast cancer, we analyzed DNA samples from women seen in this setting and constructed probability tables to provide estimates of the likelihood of finding a BRCA1 mutation in individual families. METHODS: Clinical information, family histories, and blood for DNA analysis were obtained from 263 women...
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