Penetrance estimates for BRCA1 and BRCA2 based on genetic testing in a Clinical Cancer Genetics service setting: Risks of breast/ovarian cancer quoted should reflect the cancer burden in the family

BACKGROUND: The identification of a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation in familial breast cancer kindreds allows genetic testing of at risk relatives. However, considerable controversy exists regarding the cancer risks in women who test positive for the family mutation. METHODS: We reviewed 385 unrelated famil...

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Autores principales: Evans, D Gareth, Shenton, Andrew, Woodward, Emma, Lalloo, Fiona, Howell, Anthony, Maher, Eamonn R
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2447846/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18513387
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2407-8-155

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2447846/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18513387
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2407-8-155

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