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. 2014 Jul;174(7):1023-4.
doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.1322.

The role of testing for BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations in cancer prevention

Anne Marie McCarthy  1 , Katrina Armstrong  1
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The role of testing for BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations in cancer prevention

Anne Marie McCarthy et al. JAMA Intern Med. 2014 Jul.
No abstract available

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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