Case report: BRCA in the Ashkenazi population: are current testing guidelines too exclusive?

The BRCA1/2 genes account for a significant portion of hereditary breast and ovarian cancers and they are especially prevalent in the Ashkenazi Jewish population. Women who have a mutation can prevent breast and ovarian cancer with surgical intervention. We describe an Ashkenazi Jewish patient who i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Saunders, Katherine H, Nazareth, Shivani, Pressman, Peter I
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3146926/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21711529
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1897-4287-9-3

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3146926/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21711529
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1897-4287-9-3

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