© 2003 by Oxford University Press
Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 95, No. 10, 758,
May 21, 2003
© 2003 Oxford University Press
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Re: Cancer Risks in BRCA1 Carriers: Time for the Next Generation of Studies
Affiliations of authors: H. A. Risch, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; S. A. Narod, Centre for Research in Womens Health, Sunnybrook and Womens College Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Correspondence to: Harvey A. Risch, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, 60 College St., P.O. Box 208034, New Haven, CT 065208034 (e-mail: Harvey.Risch@Yale.edu).
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In a recent editorial in the Journal (1), Gruber and Petersen discuss two studies (2,3) that concern risks of cancers other than of the breast or ovary among BRCA1 mutation carriers. These two studies were based on families ascertained because of