Is it time for BRCA1/2 mutation screening in the general adult population?: impact of population characteristics
- Genetics in Medicine
- (2014)
- doi:10.1038/gim.2014.167
- Received
- Accepted
- Published online
Abstract
Genet Med advance online publication 06 November 2014
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Affiliations
Division of Medical Screening and Special Testing, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Women & Infants Hospital, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
- Glenn E. Palomaki
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