Journal article
Spontaneous and therapeutic abortions and the risk of breast cancer among BRCAmutation carriers
Abstract
IntroductionBRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers are at increased risk for developing both breast and ovarian cancer. It has been suggested that carriers of BRCA1/2 mutations may also be at increased risk of having recurrent (three or more) miscarriages. Several reproductive factors have been shown to influence the risk of breast cancer in mutation carriers, but the effects of spontaneous and therapeutic abortions on the risk of hereditary breast …
Authors
Friedman E; Kotsopoulos J; Lubinski J; Lynch HT; Ghadirian P; Neuhausen SL; Isaacs C; Weber B; Foulkes WD; Moller P
Journal
Breast Cancer Research, Vol. 8, No. 2,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
2006
DOI
10.1186/bcr1387
ISSN
1465-5411