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Methods for Evaluating Unclassified Variants of BRCA1/2 Yield Similar Results
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Title Methods for Evaluating Unclassified Variants of BRCA1/2 Yield Similar Results
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/571985?src=rss
Description Several methods for evaluating unclassified variants in the breast cancer susceptibility genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 yield similar results, but they are not helpful in predicting individual risk, according to a report in the BMC journal Breast Cancer Research online February 19th. Reuters Health Information
Category Articles > Obstetrics and Gynecology
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Date Mar 27, 2008
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