Genetic testing for BRCA mutations can save lives

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Tina W F Yen. Arch Surg. 2011 Apr.

. 2011 Apr;146(4):479-80.

doi: 10.1001/archsurg.2011.57.

¹ Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, 9200 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA. tyen@mcw.edu

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Association of risk-reducing surgery in BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation carriers with cancer risk and mortality.
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