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Doctors Will Screen Individuals with a Strong Family History of Breast

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Doctors will screen individuals with a strong family history of breast cancer for mutations in the BRCA1 gene.Explain why someone who does not test positive for a mutation can still be at risk for a BRCA1 mutation and breast cancer.

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