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The validation and clinical implementation of BRCAplus: a comprehensive high-risk breast cancer diagnostic assay.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Chong Hansook Kim, Wang Tao, Lu Hsiao-Mei, Seidler Sara, Lu Hong, Keiles Steven, Chao Elizabeth C, Stuenkel A J, Li Xiang, Elliott Aaron M
Abstract excerpt
Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women, with 10% of disease attributed to hereditary factors. Although BRCA1 and BRCA2 account for a high percentage of hereditary cases, there are more than 25 susceptibility genes that differentially impact the risk for breast cancer. Traditionally, germline testing for breast cancer was performed by Sanger dideoxy terminator sequencing in a reflexive...
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