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    • Oncol Lett. 2017 Nov;14(5):5839-5844. doi: 10.3892/ol.2017.7003. Epub 2017 Sep 19.
    • Genetic Testing: Challenges and Changes in Testing for Hereditary Cancer Syndromes.
    • King E, Mahon SM.
    • Clin J Oncol Nurs. 2017 Oct 1;21(5):589-598. doi: 10.1188/17.CJON.589-598.
    • Clinical Decision-Making in Patients with Variant of Uncertain Significance in BRCA1 or BRCA2 Genes.
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    • Ann Surg Oncol. 2017 Oct;24(10):3067-3072. doi: 10.1245/s10434-017-5959-3. Epub 2017 Aug 1.
    • Impact of Panel Gene Testing for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer on Patients.
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    Letter, Reply:

    Response to Dr. Sorscher.

    • Anxiety and Hereditary Testing Results.
    • Sorscher S.
    • J Genet Couns. 2017 Oct;26(5):1162–1163. doi: 10.1007/s10897-017-0109-4. Epub 2017 May 24.
    • Letter

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    • Application of Panel-Based Tests for Inherited Risk of Cancer.
    • Shah PD, Nathanson KL.
    • Annu Rev Genomics Hum Genet. 2017 Aug 31;18:201-227. doi: 10.1146/annurev-genom-091416-035305. Epub 2017 May 15.
    • Review
    • A comparative study of germline BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation screening methods in use in 20 European clinical diagnostic laboratories.
    • Ellison G, Wallace A, Kohlmann A, Patton S.
    • Br J Cancer. 2017 Aug 22;117(5):710-716. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2017.223. Epub 2017 Jul 27.
    • Contribution of germline mutations in cancer predisposition genes to tumor etiology in young women diagnosed with invasive breast cancer.
    • Rummel SK, Lovejoy L, Shriver CD, Ellsworth RE.
    • Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2017 Aug;164(3):593-601. doi: 10.1007/s10549-017-4291-8. Epub 2017 May 13.
    • Next-Generation Sequencing in Order to Better Characterize a BRCA Variant of Uncertain Significance.
    • Sorscher S, Ramkissoon S.
    • Case Rep Oncol. 2017 Jul 11;10(2):634-637. doi: 10.1159/000478005. eCollection 2017 May-Aug.
    • Gaps in Incorporating Germline Genetic Testing Into Treatment Decision-Making for Early-Stage Breast Cancer.
    • Kurian AW, Li Y, Hamilton AS, Ward KC, Hawley ST, Morrow M, McLeod MC, Jagsi R, Katz SJ.
    • J Clin Oncol. 2017 Jul 10;35(20):2232-2239. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2016.71.6480. Epub 2017 Apr 12.

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    • Consistency of BRCA1 and BRCA2 Variant Classifications Among Clinical Diagnostic Laboratories.
    • Lincoln SE, Yang S, Cline MS, Kobayashi Y, Zhang C, Topper S, Haussler D, Paten B, Nussbaum RL.
    • JCO Precis Oncol. 2017 Jul;1. doi: 10.1200/PO.16.00020. Epub 2017 Apr 11.
    • Clinical Variant Classification: A Comparison of Public Databases and a Commercial Testing Laboratory.
    • Gradishar W, Johnson K, Brown K, Mundt E, Manley S.
    • Oncologist. 2017 Jul;22(7):797-803. doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2016-0431. Epub 2017 Apr 13.

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    Letter, Reply:

    In Reply.

    • 4 Years Post-Gene Patents: How Has Life Changed In The Genomics World?
    • [No author given]
    • My Gene Counsel. 2017 Jun 13.
    • Women at familial risk of breast cancer electing for prophylactic mastectomy: frequencies, procedures, and decision-making characteristics.
    • Schott S, Vetter L, Keller M, Bruckner T, Golatta M, Eismann S, Dikow N, Evers C, Sohn C, Heil J.
    • Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2017 Jun;295(6):1451-1458. doi: 10.1007/s00404-017-4376-y. Epub 2017 Apr 24.
    • Information Topics of Greatest Interest for Return of Genome Sequencing Results among Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer at a Young Age.
    • Seo J, Ivanovich J, Goodman MS, Biesecker BB, Kaphingst KA.
    • J Genet Couns. 2017 Jun;26(3):511-521. doi: 10.1007/s10897-016-0006-2. Epub 2016 Aug 20.
    • Myriad take two: Can genomic databases remain secret?
    • Guerrini CJ, McGuire AL, Majumder MA.
    • Science. 2017 May 12;356(6338):586-587. doi: 10.1126/science.aal3224.
    • Commentary
    • [China expert consensus on BRCA variant interpretation].
    • Panel members of China expert consensus on BRCA variant interpretation.
    • Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi. 2017 May 8;46(5):293-297. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0529-5807.2017.05.002.
    • [Article in Chinese]
    • Next-generation sequencing of BRCA1/2 in breast cancer patients: potential effects on clinical decision-making using rapid, high-accuracy genetic results.
    • Park HS, Park SJ, Kim JY, Kim S, Ryu J, Sohn J, Park S, Kim GM, Hwang IS, Choi JR, Kim SI.
    • Ann Surg Treat Res. 2017 May;92(5):331-339. doi: 10.4174/astr.2017.92.5.331. Epub 2017 Apr 27.
    • Comparison of Clinical Outcomes of BRCA1/2 Pathologic Mutation, Variants of Unknown Significance, or Wild Type Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Patients.
    • Eoh KJ, Park HS, Park JS, Lee ST, Han J, Lee JY, Kim SW, Kim S, Kim YT, Nam EJ.
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    • Second Opinions From Medical Oncologists for Early-Stage Breast Cancer: Prevalence, Correlates, and Consequences.
    • Kurian AW, Friese CR, Bondarenko I, Jagsi R, Li Y, Hamilton AS, Ward KC, Katz SJ.
    • JAMA Oncol. 2017 Mar 1;3(3):391-397. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2016.5652.
    • Characterization of BRCA1 and BRCA2 variants in multi-ethnic Asian cohort from a Malaysian case-control study.
    • Lai KN, Ho WK, Kang IN, Kang PC, Phuah SY, Mariapun S, Yip CH, Mohd Taib NA, Teo SH.
    • BMC Cancer. 2017 Feb 22;17(1):149. doi: 10.1186/s12885-017-3099-6.
    • Pathogenic variant burden in the ExAC database: an empirical approach to evaluating population data for clinical variant interpretation.
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    • Genome Med. 2017 Feb 6;9(1):13. doi: 10.1186/s13073-017-0403-7.
    • Cost Comparison of Genetic Testing Strategies in Women With Epithelial Ovarian Cancer.
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    Subject: Always Handy

    • Multi-gene panel testing for hereditary cancer susceptibility in a rural Familial Cancer Program.
    • Hermel DJ, McKinnon WC, Wood ME, Greenblatt MS.
    • Fam Cancer. 2017 Jan;16(1):159-166. doi: 10.1007/s10689-016-9913-5.

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    Letter:

    Placing negative multi-gene panel results into clinical context.

    • A Lens for Evaluating Genetic Information Governance Models: Balancing Equity, Efficiency and Sustainability.
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    • Next-generation sequencing: advances and applications in cancer diagnosis.
    • Serratì S, De Summa S, Pilato B, Petriella D, Lacalamita R, Tommasi S, Pinto R.
    • Onco Targets Ther. 2016 Dec 2;9:7355-7365. eCollection 2016.
    • Breast Cancer: Genetics and Risk Assessment.
    • Tejada-Bergés T.
    • Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Dec;59(4):673-687.
    • Routine use of gene panel testing in hereditary breast cancer should be performed with caution.
    • van Marcke C, De Leener A, Berlière M, Vikkula M, Duhoux FP.
    • Crit Rev Oncol Hematol. 2016 Dec;108:33-39. doi: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2016.10.008. Epub 2016 Oct 29.
    • Conflicting Interpretation of Genetic Variants and Cancer Risk by Commercial Laboratories as Assessed by the Prospective Registry of Multiplex Testing.
    • Balmaña J, Digiovanni L, Gaddam P, Walsh MF, Joseph V, Stadler ZK, Nathanson KL, Garber JE, Couch FJ, Offit K, Robson ME, Domchek SM.
    • J Clin Oncol. 2016 Dec;34(34):4071-4078. Epub 2016 Sep 30.

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    Letter:

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    • As revenue falls, a pioneer of cancer gene testing slams rivals with overblown claims.
    • Sharon Begley
    • STAT. 2016 Nov 29.

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    Subject: Variant calling

    • Long-term experiences with genetic consultation in people with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer.
    • Eismann S, Vetter L, Keller M, Bruckner T, Golatta M, Hennings A, Domschke C, Dikow N, Sohn C, Heil J, Schott S.
    • Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2016 Nov;294(5):1011-1018. Epub 2016 Jun 10.
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    • Ann Surg Oncol. 2016 Oct;23(10):3128-32. doi: 10.1245/s10434-016-5399-5. Epub 2016 Jul 11.
    • Review
    • Evolution of Hereditary Breast Cancer Genetic Services: Are Changes Reflected in the Knowledge and Clinical Practices of Florida Providers?
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    • Genet Test Mol Biomarkers. 2016 Oct;20(10):569-578. Epub 2016 Aug 15.
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    • Cobain EF, Milliron KJ, Merajver SD.
    • Semin Oncol. 2016 Oct;43(5):528-535. doi: 10.1053/j.seminoncol.2016.10.001. Epub 2016 Oct 8.
    • Review
    • Consensus Guideline on Hereditary Genetic Testing for Patients With and Without Breast Cancer
    • ASBS Research committee
    • The American Society of Breast Surgeons. www.breastsurgeons.org. 2016 Sep 13.

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    Subject: American Society of Breast Surgeons Consenus Guidelines on Genetic Testing

    Subject: American Society of Breast Surgeons Consenus Guidelines on Genetic Testing

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    • Review
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    Toward Concurrent Testing for Somatic and Germline Variants in Cancer Patients.

    • Synchronous Onset of Breast and Pancreatic Cancers: Results of Germline and Somatic Genetic Analysis.
    • Castro M, Vierkoetter K, Prager D, Montgomery S, Sedgwick K.
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    • Genomics in Clinical Practice, Part 1: The Rise of Multiplex Gene Testing for Cancer.
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    • Multi-gene Testing Increases Complexity of Counseling Women at Risk of Breast and Ovarian Cancer.
    • Hughes, D
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    Subject: VUS

    • Variant classifications in BRCA1 and BRCA2: A systematic analysis of interlaboratory concordance.
    • Lincoln SE, Cline M, Yang S, Kobayashi Y, Zhang M, O'Leary E, Topper S, Paten B, Nussbaum R.
    • J Clin Oncol. 2016 May 20;34(15s):1592.
    • Conference abstract
    • Myriad Genetics embroiled in breast-cancer data fight - again.
    • Check Hayden E.
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    • Patients challenge Myriad Genetics for access to their gene data.
    • Leah Samuel.
    • STAT. Health. 2016 May 19.
    • Assessing biases of information contained in pedigrees for the classification of BRCA-genetic variants: a study arising from the ENIGMA analytical working group.
    • Kerkhofs CH, Spurdle AB, Lindsey PJ, Goldgar DE, Gómez-García EB.
    • Hered Cancer Clin Pract. 2016 Apr 30;14:10. doi: 10.1186/s13053-016-0050-9. eCollection 2016.
    • When Gene Tests for Breast Cancer Reveal Grim Data but No Guidance.
    • Gina Kolata.
    • New York Times. Health. 2016 Mar 11.
    • Precision medicine in heritable cancer: when somatic tumour testing and germline mutations meet.
    • Ngeow J, Eng C.
    • NPJ Genom Med. 2016 Jan 13;1:15006. doi: 10.1038/npjgenmed.2015.6. eCollection 2016.
    • Beyond DNA: An Integrated and Functional Approach for Classifying Germline Variants in Breast Cancer Genes.
    • Pesaran T, Karam R, Huether R, Li S, Farber-Katz S, Chamberlin A, Chong H, LaDuca H, Elliott A.
    • Int J Breast Cancer. 2016;2016:2469523. Epub 2016 Oct 16.
    • DATA SHARING AND REPRODUCIBLE CLINICAL GENETIC TESTING: SUCCESSES AND CHALLENGES.
    • Yang S, Cline M, Zhang C, Paten B, Lincoln SE.
    • Pac Symp Biocomput. 2016;22:166-176.
    • 2016 Genetics Toolkit
    • Society of Gynecologic Oncology
    • Society of Gynecologic Oncology. 2016.

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    • Scherr CL, Lindor NM, Malo TL, Couch FJ, Vadaparampil ST.
    • Clin Genet. 2015 Dec;88(6):523-9. doi: 10.1111/cge.12563. Epub 2015 Feb 26.
    • Understanding of BRCA VUS genetic results by breast cancer specialists.
    • Eccles BK, Copson E, Maishman T, Abraham JE, Eccles DM.
    • BMC Cancer. 2015 Nov 25;15(1):936. doi: 10.1186/s12885-015-1934-1.
    • Molding BRCA2 function through its interacting partners.
    • Martinez JS, Baldeyron C, Carreira A.
    • Cell Cycle. 2015 Nov 2;14(21):3389-95. doi: 10.1080/15384101.2015.1093702.
    • Review
    • BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic testing-pitfalls and recommendations for managing variants of uncertain clinical significance.
    • Eccles DM, Mitchell G, Monteiro AN, Schmutzler R, Couch FJ, Spurdle AB, Gómez-García EB; ENIGMA Clinical Working Group.
    • Ann Oncol. 2015 Oct;26(10):2057-65. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdv278. Epub 2015 Jul 7.
    • Clinical Application of Multigene Panels: Challenges of Next-Generation Counseling and Cancer Risk Management.
    • Slavin TP, Niell-Swiller M, Solomon I, Nehoray B, Rybak C, Blazer KR, Weitzel JN.
    • Front Oncol. 2015 Sep 29;5:208. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2015.00208. eCollection 2015.
    • Functional isogenic modeling of BRCA1 alleles reveals distinct carrier phenotypes.
    • Cochran RL, Cidado J, Kim M, Zabransky DJ, Croessmann S, Chu D, Wong HY, Beaver JA, Cravero K, Erlanger B, Parsons H, Heaphy CM, Meeker AK, Lauring J, Park BH.
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    • Genetic Testing Can Lead to Insights — Or Uncertainty.
    • Lauren M. Green.
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    • Lattimore V, Currie M, Lintott C, Sullivan J, Robinson BA, Walker LC.
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    • Curating the Way to Better Determinants of Genetic Risk.
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    • N Engl J Med. 2015 Jun 4;372(23):2227-2228. Epub 2015 May 27.
    • Editorial / Commentary
    • Gene-Panel Sequencing and the Prediction of Breast-Cancer Risk.
    • Easton DF, Pharoah PD, Antoniou AC, Tischkowitz M, Tavtigian SV, Nathanson KL, Devilee P, Meindl A, Couch FJ, Southey M, Goldgar DE, Evans DG, Chenevix-Trench G, Rahman N, Robson M, Domchek SM, Foulkes WD.
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    Subject: Excellent review paper in NEJM

    Comment / Letter

    ClinGen and Genetic Testing.

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    • [No author given]
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    • Susan Miller.
    • USA Today. 2015 Apr 21.
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    • Gambino G, Tancredi M, Falaschi E, Aretini P, Caligo MA.
    • Int J Mol Med. 2015 Apr;35(4):950-6. doi: 10.3892/ijmm.2015.2103. Epub 2015 Feb 16.
    • Proper genomic profiling of (BRCA1-mutated) basal-like breast carcinomas requires prior removal of tumor infiltrating lymphocytes.
    • Massink MP, Kooi IE, van Mil SE, Jordanova ES, Ameziane N, Dorsman JC, van Beek DM, van der Voorn JP, Sie D, Ylstra B, van Deurzen CH, Martens JW, Smid M, Sieuwerts AM, de Weerd V, Foekens JA, van den Ouweland AM, van Dyk E, Nederlof PM, Waisfisz Q, Meijers-Heijboer H.
    • Mol Oncol. 2015 Apr;9(4):877-88. doi: 10.1016/j.molonc.2014.12.012. Epub 2015 Jan 13.
    • Gene counsellors expect resurgence of 'Jolie effect'
    • Erika Check Hayden
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    • Has the BRCA Monopoly Been Reborn?
    • Ellen T. Matloff.
    • My Gene Counsel. 2015 Feb 24.
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    • Cheon JY, Mozersky J, Cook-Deegan R.
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    • Unknown significance.
    • Couzin-Frankel J.
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    • Garcia C, Lyon L, Littell RD, Powell CB.
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    • Genetic testing today.
    • Euhus D.
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    • Cancer risk assessment using genetic panel testing: considerations for clinical application.
    • Hiraki S, Rinella ES, Schnabel F, Oratz R, Ostrer H.
    • J Genet Couns. 2014 Aug;23(4):604-17. doi: 10.1007/s10897-014-9695-6. Epub 2014 Mar 7.
    • Multigene panel testing: planning the next generation of research studies in clinical cancer genetics.
    • Robson M.
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    • The Truth about Public Genetic Databases.
    • [No author given]
    • Yale Cancer Genetic Counseling, 2014 Jun 16.
    • Cancer-gene data sharing boosted.
    • Hayden EC.
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    • Couch FJ, Nathanson KL, Offit K.
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    • Editorial / Commentary
    • Next-generation sequencing for inherited breast cancer risk: counseling through the complexity.
    • Rainville IR, Rana HQ.
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    Subject: Article request multigene panels

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    • Safra T, Lai WC, Borgato L, Nicoletto MO, Berman T, Reich E, Alvear M, Haviv I, Muggia FM.
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    • Variants of unknown significance in BRCA testing: impact on risk perception, worry, prevention and counseling.
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    • Ann Oncol. 2013 Nov;24 Suppl 8:viii69-viii74. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdt312.
    • Variants of uncertain significance in BRCA testing: evaluation of surgical decisions, risk perception, and cancer distress.
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    • Clin Genet. 2013 Nov;84(5):464-472. doi: 10.1111/cge.12097. Epub 2013 Feb 20.
    • Researchers Spar Over Tests for Breast Cancer Risks.
    • Jocelyn Kaiser.
    • ScienceInsider. 2013 Oct 24.
    • Free the data: the end of genetic data as trade secrets.
    • Nguyen S, Terry SF.
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    • Eric J. Topol.
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    • So D, Joly Y.
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    • The next controversy in genetic testing: clinical data as trade secrets?
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    • Pal T, Cragun D, Lewis C, Doty A, Rodriguez M, Radford C, Thompson Z, Kim J, Vadaparampil ST.
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    • BRCA1/2 Sequence Variants of Uncertain Significance: A Primer for Providers to Assist in Discussions and in Medical Management.
    • Lindor NM, Goldgar DE, Tavtigian SV, Plon SE, Couch FJ.
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    • Genetic counseling does not fulfill the counselees' need for certainty in hereditary breast/ovarian cancer families: an explorative assessment.
    • Vos J, Menko FH, Oosterwijk JC, van Asperen CJ, Stiggelbout AM, Tibben A.
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    • DNA Project Aims to Make Public a Company’s Data on Cancer Genes.
    • Gina Kolata.
    • NY Times. 2013 Apr 12.
    • Short-term psychological impact of the BRCA1/2 test result in women with breast cancer according to their perceived probability of genetic predisposition to cancer.
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