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Old 06-15-2014, 03:07 PM   #28
Neener
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Re: HER2+ and BRCA mutations - 1 or 2?

Hi there -

Thought I'd chime in here because when my younger sister was diagnosed Stage IV Her2+ in 2011, I went to a genetic counselor to be tested. Both my sister and I tested negative for BRCA 1 and 2, and yet in January of this year, I was also diagnosed with Her2+ BC.

I'm sure that as genomic science advances, we'll see many, many more inherited links to BC. Until then, I'm living proof that testing negative is absolutely no guarantee that you're in a low-risk pool.
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Lumpectomy/SNB 2/10/14

T1cN0M0 Grade 2, 1.2cm

ER+(15%)/PR-/HER2+++

TCHx6 3/12/14 - 6/25/14
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