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Exome profiling of primary, metastatic and recurrent ovarian carcinomas in a BRCA1-positive patient.
BMC cancer - 22 Mar 2013
Zhang Jian, Shi Yuhao, Lalonde Emilie, Li Lili, Cavallone Luca, Ferenczy Alex, Gotlieb Walter H, Foulkes William D, Majewski Jacek
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BACKGROUND: Ovarian carcinoma is a common, and often deadly, gynecological cancer. Mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes are present in at least a fifth of patients. Uncovering other genes that become mutated subsequent to BRCA1/BRCA2 inactivation during cancer development will be helpful for more effective treatments. METHODS: We performed exome sequencing on the blood, primary tumor, omental metastasis and...
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