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Prevalence of germline TP53 mutations in HER2+ breast cancer patients.
Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 May 2013
Rath Michelle G, Masciari Serena, Gelman Rebecca, Miron Alexander, Miron Penelope, Foley Kathleen, Richardson Andrea L, Krop Ian E, Verselis Sigitas J, Dillon Deborah A, Garber Judy E
Abstract excerpt
Breast cancer is the most frequent tumor in Li-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS), a rare inherited cancer syndrome associated with germline mutations in the TP53 gene. Recent data show that breast cancer in germline TP53 mutation carriers is commonly HER2+ (63-83 %). We assessed the prevalence of germline TP53 mutations in a cohort of women with HER2+ breast cancer diagnosed age ≤50 years. We identified blood specimens...
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