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Science 24 October 2003:
Vol. 302. no. 5645, p. 592
DOI: 10.1126/science.302.5645.592
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Choices--and Uncertainties--for Women With BRCA Mutations

Jennifer Couzin

A decade after their discovery, scientific understanding of the BRCA genes (see main text) still lags behind the yearning among carriers for lifesaving medical advice.

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