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. 2014 Aug;14(4):436-9.
doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.14-4-436.

Mainstreaming genetic testing of cancer predisposition genes

Nazneen Rahman  1
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Mainstreaming genetic testing of cancer predisposition genes

Nazneen Rahman. Clin Med (Lond). 2014 Aug.
No abstract available

Keywords: BRCA1; BRCA2; Cancer predisposition genes; gene testing; next-generation sequencing.

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Proposed new pathways to deliver cancer predisposition gene testing.
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