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Frequency of breast cancer attributable to BRCA1 in a population-based series of American women.
JAMA - 25 Mar 1998
Newman B, Mu H, Butler L M, Millikan R C, Moorman P G, King M C
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CONTEXT: Previous studies of BRCA1 mutation prevalence have been based on high-risk groups, yielding estimates that do not reflect the experience of the general population of US patients with breast cancer. OBJECTIVE: To determine prevalence of known disease-related mutations and other variants in BRCA1 and how it differs by race, age at diagnosis, and family history status in a population-based sample of white...
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