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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2002 94(16):1183; doi:10.1093/jnci/94.16.1183-a
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Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 94, No. 16, 1183, August 21, 2002
© 2002 Oxford University Press

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Risk from Breast Cancer Susceptibility Gene May be Exaggerated in Most Studies

Linda Wang, Assistant News Editor, Katherine Arnold, News Editor

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An analysis of past studies on mutations in the breast cancer susceptibility genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 suggests that estimates of penetrance (or the likelihood that mutation carriers will develop breast cancer during their lifetime) have been exaggerated. This can happen because a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer is likely to be associated not only with the . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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