Increased breast cancer risk in women with neurofibromatosis type 1: a meta-analysis and systematic review of the literature

Increased breast cancer risk in women with neurofibromatosis type 1: a meta-analysis and systematic review of the literature

Abstract Background Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a cancer predisposing syndrome. Studies suggest that women < 50 years old (y.o.) with NF1 have an increased breast cancer (BC) incidence and BC associated mortality. However, this has not been widely recognized secondary to small study populat...

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Main Authors: Lorena P. Suarez-Kelly, Lianbo Yu, David Kline, Eric B. Schneider, Doreen M. Agnese, William E. Carson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice
Subjects:
Breast cancer
Neurofibromatosis type 1
NF1
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13053-019-0110-z

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