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“In Mauritania, a study found a BRCA mutation in 27.7% of the patients tested.”

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In Mauritania, a study found a BRCA mutation in 27.7% of the patients tested.

It's true.

38 patients out of 137, selected because a family form was suspected: this figure does not apply to all patients.

Source: BMC Cancer, 2022;22:802 (2022)

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