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Men with metastatic prostate cancer carrying a pathogenic germline variant in breast cancer genes: d...

Men with metastatic prostate cancer carrying a pathogenic germline variant in breast cancer genes: d...

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Men with metastatic prostate cancer carrying a pathogenic germline variant in breast cancer genes: disclosure of genetic test results to relatives

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Full title

Men with metastatic prostate cancer carrying a pathogenic germline variant in breast cancer genes: disclosure of genetic test results to relatives

Publisher

Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands

Journal title

Familial cancer, 2024-06, Vol.23 (2), p.165-175

Language

English

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Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands

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Scope and Contents

Contents

Some patients with metastatic prostate cancer carry a pathogenic germline variant (PV) in a gene, that is mainly associated with an increased risk of breast cancer in women. If they test positive for such a PV, prostate cancer patients are encouraged to disclose the genetic test result to relatives who are at risk in case the carrier status changes...

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Men with metastatic prostate cancer carrying a pathogenic germline variant in breast cancer genes: disclosure of genetic test results to relatives

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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_3064763991

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_3064763991

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ISSN

1389-9600,1573-7292

E-ISSN

1573-7292

DOI

10.1007/s10689-024-00377-0

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