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Comment
. 2017 Dec;22(12):1540.
doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2017-0320. Epub 2017 Aug 29.

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William Gradishar  1 , Krystal Brown  2 , Erin Mundt  2 , Susan Manley  2
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William Gradishar et al. Oncologist. 2017 Dec.

Abstract

This Letter to the Editor responds to concerns regarding a recently published analysis of BRCA1 and BRCA2 variant classifications between a single testing laboratory (Myriad Genetic Laboratories) and a database of user‐submitted variant classifications (ClinVar).

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