title: Re: Potential for bias in studies on efficacy of prophylactic surgery for BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers.
authors.forename: William D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Foulkes
mesh_terms: D015982:Bias; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D019398:Genes, BRCA1; D024522:Genes, BRCA2; D006579:Heterozygote; D006801:Humans; D008408:Mastectomy; D009154:Mutation; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000601:surgery; D010052:Ovariectomy; D010298:Parity; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000379:methods; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models