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Dissimilarity between sporadic, non-BRCA1/2 families and hereditary breast cancer, linked to BRCA genes, in the Tunisian population.
Breast cancer (Tokyo, Japan) - 1 Sept 2016
Riahi Aouatef, Gourabi Mohamel El, Chabouni-Bouhamed Habiba
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Most breast cancers (90 %) are sporadic. Only 5-10 % of all cancer cases can be attributed to genetic defects. BRCA genes are strongly incriminated in the hereditary predisposition to the disease. The purpose of our study was to provide more efficient approach to identify pathogenic BRCA mutation carriers and to determine subgroups within the non-BRCA tumor class. METHODS: Different...
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