Probability of carrying a mutation of breast-ovarian cancer gene BRCA1 based on family history

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 227-238

  Berry, Donald A ^a   Parmigiani, Giovanni ^a   Sanchez, Juana ^a   Schildkraut, Joellen ^b   Winer, Eric ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; FAMILIAL CANCER; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HEREDITY; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0031029633     PISSN: 00278874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/89.3.227     Document Type: Article

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