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Prevalence and characterization of BRCA1 and BRCA2 germline mutations in Chinese women with familial breast cancer.
Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 Apr 2012
Zhang Juan, Pei Renguang, Pang Zhiyuan, Ouyang Tao, Li Jinfeng, Wang Tianfeng, Fan Zhaoqing, Fan Tie, Lin Benyao, Xie Yuntao
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Although there are some studies to investigate germline mutations in BRCA1/2 genes in Chinese women with familial breast cancer, many of them suffer relatively small sample size. In this study, we screened germline mutations in BRCA1/2 genes in a cohort of 409 Chinese women with familial breast cancer from north China by using a PCR-sequencing assay. A total of 43 deleterious mutations in BRCA1/2 genes were...
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