Breast And Ovarian Cancer (BRCA) Genetic Test: What Do The Results Mean
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What do the results mean?
A negative result means you do not have changes in BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. A positive result means you do have a change on one or both of the genes. Sometimes the test result is uncertain—neither positive nor negative.
It may take several weeks for you to get the results.
| Last updated: | September 19, 2007 |
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| Author: | Shannon Erstad, MBA/MPH |
| Reviewed By: | Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine, Douglas A. Stewart, MD - Medical Oncology |
| Editors: | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS, Pat Truman, MATC |
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