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A population-based analysis of germline BRCA1 and BRCA2 testing among ovarian cancer patients in an era of histotype-specific approaches to ovarian cancer prevention.

Gillian E HanleyJessica N McAlpineDianne MillerDavid HuntsmanKasmintan A SchraderC Blake GilksGillian Mitchell
Published in: BMC cancer (2018)
Recommendations for histology-based referral significantly increased the likelihood of serous cancer patients being tested for BRCA mutations. There was also an increase in the number of carrier tests performed for each BRCA1 and BRCA2 index ovarian cancer patient.
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