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BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation predictions using the BOADICEA and BRCAPRO models and penetrance estimation in high-risk French-Canadian families

Antonis C Antoniou*, Francine Durocher, Paula Smith, Jacques Simard, INHERIT BRCAs program members and Douglas F Easton

Breast Cancer Research 2006, 8:R3 doi:10.1186/bcr1365

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Penetrance estimates for BRCA1 and BRCA2 based on genetic testing in a Clinical Cancer Genetics service setting: Risks of breast/ovarian cancer quoted should reflect the cancer burden in the family

D Gareth Evans, Andrew Shenton, Emma Woodward, Fiona Lalloo, Anthony Howell, Eamonn R Maher BMC Cancer 2008, 8:155 (30 May 2008)

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Counselling about the risks of breast and ovarian cancer for women who carry a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation should take into account the family history, because these women have a higher risk of cancer than the average population risk indicates.

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Haplotype analysis of TP53 polymorphisms, Arg72Pro and Ins16, in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers of French Canadian descent

Luca Cavallone, Suzanna L Arcand, Christine Maugard, Parviz Ghadirian, Anne-Marie Mes-Masson, Diane Provencher, Patricia N Tonin BMC Cancer 2008, 8:96 (10 April 2008)

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Mutation analysis and characterization of ATR sequence variants in breast cancer cases from high-risk French Canadian breast/ovarian cancer families

Francine Durocher, Yvan Labrie, Penny Soucy, Olga Sinilnikova, Damian Labuda, Paul Bessette, Jocelyne Chiquette, Rachel Laframboise, Jean Lépine, Bernard Lespérance, Geneviève Ouellette, Roxane Pichette, Marie Plante, Sean V Tavtigian, Jacques Simard BMC Cancer 2006, 6:230 (29 September 2006)

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