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Breast Cancer Risk Elevated in Male BRCA 1 and 2 Mutation Carriers
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Title Breast Cancer Risk Elevated in Male BRCA 1 and 2 Mutation Carriers
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/566538?src=rss
Description Previous studies have shown that men who carry germline mutations in the BRCA2 gene are at greater risk of developing breast cancer than men in the general population. New research suggests that the same is true for men who carry germline mutations in the BRCA1 gene. Reuters Health Information
Category Articles > Pathology and Lab Medicine
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Date Nov 29, 2007
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