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BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations in breast cancer patients from Saudi Arabia
1 Jun 2002
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this pilot study was to screen the major segments of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes for disease-associated mutations in Arab and Asian women with breast cancer from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. METHODS: Deoxyribonucleic acid samples from 29 Arab women and 11 Asian women, with unilateral breast cancer were investigated for BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations. For this purpose single strand conformation...
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