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For Those Women with a Mutation in Their BRCA Genes,the

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For those women with a mutation in their BRCA genes,the risk of developing breast cancer by age 50 is as high as _________,while in the general population the risk is _________.


A) 10%;<5%
B) 20%;<5%
C) 20%;10%
D) 50%;<5%
E) 50%;20%

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