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Mutational analysis of BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes in Mexican breast cancer patients.
European journal of gynaecological oncology - 1 Jan 2009
Vidal-Millán S, Taja-Chayeb L, Gutiérrez-Hernández O, Ramírez Ugalde M T, Robles-Vidal C, Bargallo-Rocha E, Mohar-Betancourt A, Dueñas-González A
Abstract excerpt
Germline mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes predispose to breast and ovarian cancer. A variable incidence of mutations has been reported for these genes. The contribution of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations to Mexican women with breast and/or ovarian cancer is not known. Because of the increasing prevalence of breast cancer in this population, it is necessary to study the presence of mutations in both genes. We...
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