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Inherited BRCA2 mutation associated with high grade breast cancer.
Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 Jan 1998
Agnarsson B A, Jonasson J G, Björnsdottir I B, Barkardottir R B, Egilsson V, Sigurdsson H
Abstract excerpt
Inheritance is believed to play a major role in 5-10% of breast cancer. The breast cancer susceptibility genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 are estimated to account for more than half of these cases. Recent studies have suggested that breast cancers associated with BRCA1 germline mutations are of higher grade than sporadic cases. The purpose of this investigation was to determine if there are significant pathologic and...
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