Grand Rounds — Breast Cancer Genome-Guided Therapy Study: Next-Generation Sequencing for the Management of Women With High-Risk Breast Cancer

Name: Grand Rounds — Breast Cancer Genome-Guided Therapy Study: Next-Generation Sequencing for the Management of Women With High-Risk Breast Cancer
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Description: Judy C. Boughey, M.D., and Matthew P. Goetz, M.D., present Breast Cancer Genome-Guided Therapy Study: Next-Generation Sequencing for the Management of Women With High-Risk Breast Cancer.

Judy C. Boughey, M.D., and Matthew P. Goetz, M.D., present Breast Cancer Genome-Guided Therapy Study: Next-Generation Sequencing for the Management of Women With High-Risk Breast Cancer.

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October 8, 2014

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