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Secondary mutations of BRCA1/2 and drug resistance.
Cancer science - 1 Apr 2011
Dhillon Kiranjit K, Swisher Elizabeth M, Taniguchi Toshiyasu
Abstract excerpt
Inherited mutations in the tumor suppressor genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 cause increased risk of developing various cancers, especially breast and ovarian cancers. Tumors that develop in patients with inherited BRCA1/2 mutations are generally believed to be BRCA1/2-deficient. Cancer cells with BRCA1/2 d...
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