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A review of hereditary breast cancer: from screening to risk factor modification.
The American journal of medicine - 1 Apr 1997
Warmuth M A, Sutton L M, Winer E P
Abstract excerpt
The identification of genetic mutations thought to be directly responsible for the development of breast cancer represents a major advance in our understanding of this disease. Mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 are thought to be responsible for the majority of inherited breast cancer. Although these mutations account for approximately 5% of breast cancer cases, the identification of these genes will have a profound...
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