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Thymidylate synthase gene (TYMS) polymorphisms in sporadic and hereditary breast cancer.
BMC research notes - 6 Dec 2012
da Silva Nogueira José, de Lima Marson Fernando Augusto, Sílvia Bertuzzo Carmen
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Breast cancer (BC) is a genetic disorder characterized by growth and proliferation of breast cells in a disorderly. In Brazil, there are approximately 49.240 new cases of BC, every year. The BC etiology is still poorly understood. The BC can be sporadic (SBC) or hereditary (HBC). Recent studies have correlated gene polymorphisms with the BC, such as alterations in thymidylate synthase gene (TYMS),...
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